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Gaussian evolution in an inverted harmonic oscillator (B(t)=2ℏtan(ϕ−it)​)

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For the Hamiltonian H=(p2−x2)/2, a Gaussian wave packet Ae−Bx2 satisfies A˙=−iℏAB and B˙=−i/(2ℏ)−2iℏB2. The displayed solution is normalizable for real ϕ exactly when sin(2ϕ)>0; its second moments of a complex Gaussian wave packet are
⟨x2⟩=2sin(2ϕ)ℏ[cosh(2t)+cos(2ϕ)]​,⟨p2⟩=2sin(2ϕ)ℏ[cosh(2t)−cos(2ϕ)]​.
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Both grow as ℏe2t/[4sin(2ϕ)], while their difference and hence the mean energy remain constant.

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