Questions tagged [coherent-states]
The specific quantum state of the quantum harmonic oscillator, often described as a state which has dynamics most closely resembling the oscillatory behavior of a classical harmonic oscillator. It obeys the minimal uncertainty relation in Heisenberg's uncertainty relationship.
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Free evolution of coherent states
Is there a closed formula to express the time evolution of coherent states in absence of the potential term (only kinetic energy)?
The coherent state $|\alpha \rangle$ is defined by
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Prove that integrating a displacement operator with a Gaussian gives $\int d^2\gamma e^{-|\gamma|^2/2}D(\gamma)=\pi|0⟩\!⟨0|$
I'm looking for "nice" ways to prove the following identity for displacement operators:
$$\int d^2\gamma e^{-|\gamma|^2/2}D(\gamma)=\pi|0⟩\!⟨0|,$$
with $|0\rangle$ the vacuum state and $D(\...
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Derivation of $P$ representation of the thermal density operator
I'm trying to derive the P representation for the thermal state
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\rho = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{\mathrm{e}^{-\beta \omega n}}{Z} |n\rangle \langle n |
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where $\beta$ is the inverse temperature, $...
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Non-uniqueness of Glauber-Sudarshan $P$-function
For a state $\rho$ acting on single bosonic mode with coherent states $|\alpha\rangle$, one can always define a $P$-function to furnish a diagonal representation of the state in the coherent-state ...
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When is a state entangled?
I have read from What's the difference between an entangled state, a superposed state and a cat state? that an entangled state is one that cannot be expressed as product state. Suppose we have the ...
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Coherent state under Kerr evolution
I have a bosonic mode associated to the usual operators $a$, $a^\dagger$. I'm interested in knowing the evolution of a coherent state $\vert \alpha \rangle = e^{\alpha a^\dagger - \alpha^\ast a}\vert ...
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"Deriving" Poisson bracket from commutator
This Q/A shows that deriving P.B.s from commutators is subtle. Without going into deep deformation quantization stuff, Yaffe manages to show that $$\lim_{\hbar \to 0}\frac{i}{\hbar}[A,B](p,q)=\{a(p,q),...
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Coherent State as Eigenvector for some Observable?
A coherent state $|\alpha\rangle$ is an eingenvector of the operator $\hat{a}$, but this is not an observable (i.e., not an hermitian operator). But every vector is eigenvector of a complete set of ...
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What is the relationship between "quantum coherence" and "coherent states"?
What is the relationship between Quantum coherence and Coherent States?
I (almost) get the concept of Quantum Coherence when i think about it in the framework of density matrices.
I also get the ...
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How is the BCS ground state a coherent state?
A coherent state is defined as the eigenstate of the annihilation operator $\hat{a}$. It can be obtained from the vacuum of the number operator by acting with displacement operator: $$|z\rangle=\hat{D}...
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How to understand the completeness relation for coherent states in the "coherent space"?
In a set of notes it is stated that: Given coherent states of a harmonic oscillator $$| \alpha \rangle = \pi^{-\frac{1}{2}} \text{exp}(-\frac{1}{2}|\alpha|^2)\sum_{n = 0}^{\infty} \frac{\alpha^n}{(n!)^...
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Resource request: Two-Mode Squeezed States
I am wondering if anybody can help me to find any good textbooks, articles, or other publications from which I can learn about two-mode-squeezed states.
I understand the concept of the squeezed ...
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Off-diagonal elements of density matrix in three-level system
In a three-level system, let's say an atom with three possible states, $|1\rangle$ being the lowest and $|3\rangle$ the highest ($E_1<E_2<E_3$), where
$$\Psi(t)= C_1(t)|1\rangle+C_2(t)|2\rangle+...
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Question about coherent population trapping
In coherent population trapping, if we denote the ground states in a $\Lambda$-like system as $|0\rangle$ and $|1 \rangle$ and the excited state $|2 \rangle$, there is a linear combination $|d \...
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Majorana Boson Coherent States
Consider $a$ be a bosonic operator, and we define $\Phi = a+a^{\dagger}$ and it is clear that $\Phi^{\dagger}=\Phi$ that implies "Majorana Boson". Now, i want to find the coherent states for ...
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