Transition probabilities for the forced, undamped quantum harmonic oscillator are obtained by expressing S-matrix elements entirely in terms of Heisenberg states and operators. The application of this method to this elementary-field theoretic model provides a simple example of the contraction technique of modern field theory whereby particles are converted into their corresponding currents. This problem was recently analyzed in the interaction picture from a pedagogical point of view and the treatment presented here is given in the same spirit.
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1964
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