Abstract
We consider the problem of the time-dependent degenerate parametric amplifier. We obtain the quadratic invariant and use it to derive the wave function via its su(1, 1) algebraic basis and a unitary transformation to the time-dependent Schrodinger equation for the parametric amplifier. We obtain the real and the complex invariants, which we use to solve the time-dependent Cauchy problem. Using different integrability conditions, we find the most general solution, which we analyze extensively, providing details of the calculations.