Quantum theory: A Hilbert space formalism for probability theory

It is shown that the Hilbert space formalism of quantum mechanics can be derived as a corrected form of probability theory. These constructions yield the Schrödinger equation for a particle in an electromagnetic field and exhibit a relationship of this equation to Markov processes. The operator formalism for expectation values is shown to be related to anL ² representation of marginal distributions and a relationship of the commutation rules for canonically conjugate observables to a topological relationship of two manifolds is indicated.     

Statevector reduction in discrete time: A random walk in Hilbert space

A simple model is presented in which the statevector evolves every seconds in one of two ways, according to a particular probability rule. It is shown that this random walk in Hilbert space results in reduction of the statevector. It is also shown how the continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) theory of statevector reduction is achieved as a limiting case of this model, exactly as Brownian motion is a limiting case of ordinary random walk. Finally, a slightly different but completely equivalent form of the CSL equations suggested by the simple model given here is discussed.     

Preselection with certainty of photons in a singlet state from a set of independent photons

It is shown that one canpreselect with certainty photons in the singlet state from a set of completely unpolarized and independent photons which did not in any way directly interact with each other-without in any way affecting them. The result is based on an experiment which puts together two unpolarized photons from two independent singlet pairs, making them interfere in the fourth order at a beam splitter so as to preselect the singlet state of the other two photons from the pairs, although no polarization measurement has been carried out on the photons coming out from the beam splitter. One can obtain the expectation value for the correlated state of the former two unpolarized photons in the Hilbert space and therefore write down the singlet state for them, but one apparently cannotinfer the state within the Hilbert space. This might suggest that the Hilbert space is not amaximal model for quantum measurements.     

Realization of the three-dimensional quantum Euclidean space by differential operators

The three-dimensional quantum Euclidean space is an example of a non-commutative space that is obtained from Euclidean space by q-deformation. Simultaneously, angular momentum is deformed to , it acts on the q-Euclidean space that becomes a -module algebra this way. In this paper it is shown, that this algebra can be realized by differential operators acting on functions on . On a factorspace of a scalar product can be defined that leads to a Hilbert space, such that the action of the differential operators is defined on a dense set in this Hilbert space and algebraically self-adjoint becomes self-adjoint for the linear operator in the Hilbert space. The self-adjoint coordinates have discrete eigenvalues, the spectrum can be considered as a q-lattice. Received: 27 June 2000 / Published online: 9 August 2000     

Uniqueness of Operators Generated by Partial Isometries

The pair of operators P = VpV+ and Q = VqV+ where p and q are momentum and position and V is a partial isometry if of Hilbert space is shown to be essentially unique and unitarily equivalent to angular momentum L₃ and angle φ.     

Electron correlations in the effective Hubbard model

A new general unitary transformation is obtained, which allows to get in a controllable manner the effective Hamiltonian of the Hubbard model at an arbitrary sign and value of the intraatomic constantU and for any given filling number of electrons per atomn. It is shown that atU<0 the effective Hamiltonian has a multipseudospin exchange form for an arbitrary filling and there exist hidden localSU(2) andU(1) gauge symmetries in the restricted Hilbert space.     

The Orthomodular Poset of Projections of A Symmetric Lattices

In a Hilbert space, there exists a natural correspondence between continuous projections and particular pairs of closed subspaces. In this paper, we generalize this situation and associate to a symmetric lattice L a subset P(L) of L× L, called its projection poset. If L is the lattice of closed subspaces of a topological vector space then elements of P(L) correspond to continuous projections and we prove that automorphisms of P(L) are determined by automorphisms of the lattice L when this lattice satisfies some basic properties of lattices of closed subspaces. Primary: 06C15, Secondary: 03G12 81P10.     

A generalization of the classical moment problem on *-algebras with applications to relativistic quantum theory. II

We discuss some properties of a non-commutative generalization of the classical moment problem (them-problem) previously introduced. It is shown that there is a connexion between the determination of the problem and the self-adjointness properties in the corresponding Hilbert space. This generalizes the well-known connexion between the determination of the measure in the classical moment problem and the self-adjointness properties of the polynomials as operators in the correspondingL ²-space. The dependence of them-problem on the choice ofC*-semi-norms and on the action of *-homomorphisms is also investigated. As an application, it is shown that if a quantum field (in a very general sense) is essentially self-adjoint then them-problem for the Wightman functional is determined on the quasi-localizableC*-algebra and that the corresponding representation of the localizable algebra generates the bounded observables of the field. It is pointed out that (ultraviolet and spatially) cut-off fields fall in this class and, therefore, are in one to one correspondance with states on the quasi-localizableC*-algebra.Laboratoire associé au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.     

Axiomatization of quantum logics

Starting with a quantum logic (a -orthomodular poset)L, a set of probabilistically motivated axioms is suggested to identifyL with a standard quantum logicL(H) of all closed linear subspaces of a complex, separable, infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. Attention is paid to recent results in this field.     

q-Phase Operators of Finite Dimensional Two-Mode q-Oscillator Algebra

The q-phase operators are constructed for two-mode q-oscillators in a finite dimensional Hilbert space. It is shown that the q-coherent states for two-mode q-oscillators are not minimum uncertainty states.     

Joint distributions of observables on quantum logics

A joint distribution of a set of observables on a quantum logic in a statem is defined and its properties are derived. It is shown that if the joint distribution exists, then the observables can be represented in the statem by a set of commuting operators on a Hilbert space.     

Logicoalgebraic structures II. Supports in test spaces

Test spaces are mathematical structures that underlie quantum logics in much the same way that Hilbert space underlies standard quantum logic. In this paper, we give a coherent account of the basic theory of test spaces and show how they provide an infrastructure for the study of quantum logics. IfL is the quantum logic for a physical systemL, then a support inL may be interpreted as the set of all propositions that are possible whenL is in a certain state. We present an analog for test spaces of the notion of a quantum-logical support and launch a study of the classification of supports.     

Noncommutativity of quantum observables

Given a quantum logic (L,L), a measure of noncommutativity for the elements ofL was introduced by Román and Rumbos. For the special case whenL is the lattice of closed subspaces of a Hilbert space, the noncommutativity between two atoms ofL was related to the transition probability between their corresponding pure states. Here we generalize this result to the case where one of the elements ofL is not necessarily an atom.     

Relativistic Gamow Vectors

Whereas in Dirac quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum field theory one uses Schwartz space distributions, the extensions of the Hilbert space that we propose uses Hardy spaces. The in- and out-Lippmann-Schwinger kets of scattering theory are functionals in two rigged Hilbert space extensions of the same Hilbert space. This hypothesis also allows to introduce generalized vectors corresponding to unstable states, the Gamow kets. Here the relativistic formulation of the theory of unstable states is presented. It is shown that the relativistic Gamow vectors of the unstable states, defined by a resonance pole of the S-matrix, are classified according to the irreducible representations of the semigroup of the Poincaré transformations (into the forward light cone). As an application the problem of the mass definition of the intermediate vector boson Z is discussed and it is argued that only one mass definition leads to the exponential decay law, and that is not the standard definition of the on-the-mass-shell renormalization scheme.     

Spectral theory in quantum logics

If one supposes a quantum logicL to be a -orthocomplete, orthomodular partially ordered set admitting a set of -orthoadditive functions (called states) fromL to the unit intervals [0, 1] such that these states distinguish the ordering and orthocomplement onL, then the observables onL are identified withL-valued measures defined on the Borel subsets of the real line. In this structure (and without the aid of Hilbert space formalism) the author shows that (1) the spectrum of an observable can be completely characterised by studying the observable (A–)^–1, and (2) corresponding to every observableA there is a spectral resolution uniquely determined byA and uniquely determiningA.     

Even and odd q-coherent states in a finite-dimensional basis and their squeezing properties

The even and odd coherent states of a deformed harmonic oscillator in a finites-dimensional Hilbert space are studied. It is shown that both fors even ands odd, the even q-coherent states exhibit quadrature and amplitude-squared squeezing, while the odd q-coherent states show an antibunching effect and amplitude-squared squeezing.     

Geometrical derivation of a new ground state formula for the n-electron Friedel resonance model

The n-electron ground state of the Friedel resonance model can be written as a single Slater determinant of n s-electrons plus d-electron-s-hole companion. This new formula is derived geometrically in the Hilbert space. The derivation uses the fact that a n-electron Slater determinant, built from N band states, corresponds to a n-dimensional subspace in the N-dimensional Hilbert space. Received: 4 November 1997 / Accepted: 19 November 1997     

Representation of solutions of the Burgers equation using functional integrals

In the paper, a representation of a solution of the Burgers equation in ℝ ⁿ is obtained by using integrals with respect to the Wiener measure on the space of trajectories in ℝ ⁿ . The Burgers equation is considered in a rigged Hilbert space. It is proved that, in the infinite-dimensional case, there is an analog of the Cole-Hopf transformation relating the Burgers equation and an analog of the heat equation with respect to measures. The Feynman-Kac formula for the heat equation (with potential) with respect to measures in a rigged Hilbert space is obtained.     

Every gauge orbit passes inside the Gribov horizon

TheL ² topology is introduced on the space of gauge connectionsA and a natural topology is introduced on the group of local gauge transformationsGT. It is shown that the mappingGT×AA defined byAA ^g=g^*Ag+g^*dg is continuous and that each gauge orbit is closed. The Hilbert norm of the gauge connection achieves its absolute minimum on each gauge orbit, at which point the orbit intersects the region bounded by the Gribov horizon.CNR, GNFMResearch supported in part by the National Science Foundation under grant no. PHY 87-15995     

Symplectic Structures of Moduli Space¶of Higgs Bundles over a Curve and Hilbert Scheme¶of Points on the Canonical Bundle

The moduli space of triples of the form (E,θ,s) are considered, where (E,θ) is a Higgs bundle on a fixed Riemann surface X, and s is a nonzero holomorphic section of E. Such a moduli space admits a natural map to the moduli space of Higgs bundles simply by forgetting s. If (Y,L) is the spectral data for the Higgs bundle (E,θ), then s defines a section of the line bundle L over Y. The divisor of this section gives a point of a Hilbert scheme, parametrizing 0-dimensional subschemes of the total space of the canonical bundle K _X , since Y is a curve on K _X . The main result says that the pullback of the symplectic form on the moduli space of Higgs bundles to the moduli space of triples coincides with the pullback of the natural symplectic form on the Hilbert scheme using the map that sends any triple (E,θ,s) to the divisor of the corresponding section of the line bundle on the spectral curve. Received: 15 January 2000 / Accepted: 25 March 2001