Analytic Description of the Motion of a Trapped Ion in an Even or Odd Coherent State

Abstract

A completely analytic description is given of the motion of a trapped ion which is in either an even or an odd coherent state. Comparison to recent theoretical and experimental work is made.

arXiv commentLatex, 4 pages, 2 figures. To appear in "The State of Physics at the End of the 20th Century" CARRUTHERS61(talk)