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A note on harmonic oscillator in expanding Universes

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It is shown that the Hamiltonian governing the dynamics of a harmonic oscillator in expanding universes belongs to the class of quadratic Hamiltonians that generates squeezed states.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal dà Paraíba, Cx. Postal 5008, 58059, João Pessoa, (PB), Brasil

    C. M. A. Dantas, I. A. Pedrosa & B. Baseia

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Dantas, C.M.A., Pedrosa, I.A. & Baseia, B. A note on harmonic oscillator in expanding Universes. Nuov Cim B 106, 749–753 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02722542

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