Published November 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Unitary equivalence between ordinary intelligent states and generalized intelligent states

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Texas A and M University at Qatar, P. O. Box 23874, Doha (Qatar)

Description

Ordinary intelligent states (OISs) hold equality in the Heisenberg uncertainty relation involving two noncommuting observables (A,B), whereas generalized intelligent states (GISs) do so in the more generalized uncertainty relation, the Schroedinger-Robertson inequality. In general, OISs form a subset of GISs. However, if there exists a unitary evolution U that transforms the operators (A,B) to a new pair of operators in a rotation form, it is shown that an arbitrary GIS can be generated by applying the rotation operator U to a certain OIS. In this sense, the set of OISs is unitarily equivalent to the set of GISs. It is the case, for example, with the su(2) and the su(1,1) algebras which have been extensively studied, particularly in quantum optics. When these algebras are represented by two bosonic operators (nondegenerate case), or by a single bosonic operator (degenerate case), the rotation, or pseudorotation, operator U corresponds to phase shift, beam splitting, or parametric amplification, depending on two observables (A,B)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. A
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 053834-053834.4
ISSN
1050-2947
CODEN
PLRAAN

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39050014
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLIFICATION; BEAM SPLITTING; BOSONS; EVOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PHASE SHIFT; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE

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(c) 2007 The American Physical Society