Questions tagged [quantum-mechanics]
For questions about mathematical problems arising from quantum mechanics, a branch of physics describing the behaviour of nature at very small scales, at the level of atoms and subatomic particles.
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Traceless Hermitian matrices with simultaneously vanishing Rayleigh quotients
Let $D$ be an integer greater than 1. What is the largest number $N$, such that for all sets of $N$ Hermitian $D\times D$ traceless matrices $M_i$, $i=1,\dots,N$, there exists a non-zero complex ...
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Smallest dimension, on which a set of matrices acts non-trivially
Let $A_i$, $i=1,\dots,N$, be a finite set of $D<\infty$ dimensional Hermitian matrices. Let $d$ be the smallest number for which there exists a unitary $D$-dimensional matrix $U$, and Hermitian $d$-...
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Relationship between the character group and cotangent bundle
Given a manifold $ M $ , the cotangent bundle $ T^*(M) $ carries a symplectic structure given by the wedge-product. In classical mechanics, if $ M $ is taken to be the state space of positions, then $...
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On commutator of bounded operators
Let $\mathbb H$ be a Hilbert space and let $\mathcal B(\mathbb H)$ be the bounded operators on
$\mathbb H$. Let $J,K\in \mathcal B(\mathbb H)$ such that
$
J=J^*, K=-K^*.
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Then the commutator $[J,K]$ ...
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When is this operator positive semi-definite?
I have the following operator
$$\Phi(\chi_A)=\int \text{d}\eta\, \text{d}\zeta\,\chi_A(\eta,\zeta)\,e^{i(\eta \hat{P}+\zeta\hat{Q})}.$$
With $\chi_A$ the indicator function associated to a set $A\...
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Quantum probabilistic method?
The probabilistic method uses arguments from probability to prove deterministic statements. This has been applied to diverse fields such as combinatorics, topology and number theory. In this method, ...
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Basis vectors using anti-commuting operators?
Let $V$ be a finite-dimensional inner product space. Suppose $A_{1},...,A_{N}$ are anti-commuting operators, meaning that these are linear operators on $V$ that satisfy:
$$A_{i}A_{j}+A_{j}A_{i} = A_{i}...
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Bound in terms of harmonic oscillator
I wonder if the following is true: Let $\alpha >0$ be a positive real number, do we have
$$\Vert H^{\alpha} \psi''\Vert \le \Vert H^{\alpha+1} \psi\Vert,$$
where $H = -\frac{d^2}{dx^2} + x^2$ is ...
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Moment generating function for product states
In the sequel $B=M_\ell(\mathbb{C})$.
For $M\in\mathbb{N}$ fixed and $N\geq M$ I consider the symmetrizer $\pi_{M,N}(x_M)\in B^{\otimes N}$, which is the symmetrized tensor product of $a_1$,...,$a_M$ ...
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Is every pointwise-weakly continuous one-parameter group of automorphisms of B(H) given by a Hamiltonian?
Let $\mathcal H$ be a Hilbert space, $\mathscr B(\mathcal H)$ be the von Neumann algebra of all bounded operators on $\mathcal H$, and let $\sigma $ be a one-parameter group
of automorphisms of $\...
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Recommendation to understand mean field theorem
I am studying Rodnianski and Schlein - Quantum Fluctuations and Rate of Convergence Towards Mean Field Dynamics. Everything was clear for me and I reproved everything before inequality (3.22) (except ...
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Poisson quantization vs quantization in atomic physics
Is it possible to interpret quantization in atomic physics ( e.g. the quantization condition in hydrogen atom stated as exponential decay of wave functions at infinity and analogously for n-electron ...
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Interpretation and validity of modified Heisenberg uncertainty principle in a metric context? [closed]
Considering the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, which states $\Delta x \cdot \Delta p \geq h$, I've explored a modified version by computing $(\Delta x + 1)(\Delta p + 1) \geq \Delta x \cdot \Delta ...
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Definition of second quantization
The standard textbook for second quantization is Reed & Simon. However, I am a bit confused with their notation. They write:
Let $\mathscr{H}$ be a Hilbert space, $\mathcal{F}(\mathscr{H})$ the ...
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Why computing $n$-point correlations?
I am trying to find a sufficiently convincing answer to this question, but it has been taking so much of my time and I can't get anywhere. It also follows my previous question on PSE.
In axiomatic QFT,...
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