Wave packet moving in a magnetic field

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The discussion centers on the behavior of a Gaussian wave packet moving in a constant magnetic field. The user initiated the wave packet numerically but encountered issues with its shape distortion due to calculation errors, particularly near the edges. They expected that increasing the magnetic field's magnitude would reduce the radius of the wave packet's movement, similar to classical physics, but this did not occur. The user seeks clarification on the dependencies of the moving radius and emphasizes the importance of adjusting parameters for optimal localization and spreading.

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Hi, everyone!

I'm thinking of a problem how a wave packet moves in a constant magnetic field. I want to solve it by numerical calculation.First,I initiate it as a Gauss wave packet. What I understand is it will circle in the magnetic field as time goes by,and it will diffuse at the same time. Because some errors will be brought in calculations,that will distort the shape of wave packet as it moves near the edge, I want to make the radius of the moving small enough.But I failed. I thought when I increased the magnitude of magnetic field, the radius would be smaller just as the classical case.But it seemed not to work.So,I need your help and want to know if I understand it correctly ,and what the moving radius depends on.

I wish I have expressed myself clearly in English.

Thanks in advance.
 
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You have to tweet the parameters of the Gaussian wave packet to get the right balance between localisation and spreading.

Otherwise, use a bigger grid :smile:
 

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