Representations of Super Yang-Mills Algebras

We study in this article the representation theory of a family of super algebras, called the super Yang-Mills algebras, by exploiting the Kirillov orbit method à la Dixmier for nilpotent super Lie algebras. These super algebras are an extension of the so-called Yang-Mills algebras, introduced by A. Connes and M. Dubois-Violette in (Lett Math Phys 61(2):149–158, 2002), and in fact they appear as a “background independent” formulation of supersymmetric gauge theory considered in physics, in a similar way as Yang-Mills algebras do the same for the usual gauge theory. Our main result states that, under certain hypotheses, all Clifford-Weyl super algebras ${{\rm {Cliff}}_{q}(k) \otimes A_{p}(k)}$ , for p ≥ 3, or p = 2 and q ≥ 2, appear as a quotient of all super Yang-Mills algebras, for n ≥ 3 and s ≥ 1. This provides thus a family of representations of the super Yang-Mills algebras.     

Operational Phase-Space Probability Distribution in Quantum Communication Theory

Operational phase-space probability distributions are useful tools for describing quantum mechanical systems, including quantum communication and quantum information processing systems. It is shown that quantum communication channels with Gaussian noise and quantum teleportation of continuous variables are described by operational phase-space probability distributions. The relation of operational phase-space probability distribution to the extended phase-space formalism proposed by Chountasis and Vourdas is discussed.     

sh(2/2) Superalgebra Eigenstates and Generalized Supercoherent and Supersqueezed States

The superalgebra eigenstates (SAES) concept is introduced and then applied to find SAES associated to the sh(2/2) superalgebra, also known as Heisenberg–Weyl Lie superalgebra. This implies to solve a Grassmannian eigenvalue superequation. Thus, the sh(2/2) SAES contain the class of supercoherent states associated to the supersymmetric harmonic oscillator and also a class of supersqueezed states associated to the osp(2/2)Ð sh(2/2) superalgebra, where osp(2/2) denotes the orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra generated by the set of operators formed from the quadratic products of the Heisenberg–Weyl Lie superalgebra generators. The properties of these states are investigated and compared with those of the states obtained by applying the group-theoretical technics. Moreover, new classes of generalized supercoherent and supersqueezed states are also obtained. As an application, the super-Hermitian and -pseudo-super-Hermitian Hamiltonians without a defined Grassmann parity and isospectral to the harmonic oscillator are constructed. Their eigenstates and associated supercoherent states are calculated.     

Unitary Representations of Nilpotent Super Lie Groups

We show that irreducible unitary representations of nilpotent super Lie groups can be obtained by induction from a distinguished class of sub super Lie groups. These sub super Lie groups are natural analogues of polarizing subgroups that appear in classical Kirillov theory. We obtain a concrete geometric parametrization of irreducible unitary representations by nonnegative definite coadjoint orbits. As an application, we prove an analytic generalization of the Stone-von Neumann theorem for Heisenberg-Clifford super Lie groups.     

Unitary Representations of Super Lie Groups and Applications to the Classification and Multiplet Structure of Super Particles

It is well known that the category of super Lie groups (SLG) is equivalent to the category of super Harish-Chandra pairs (SHCP). Using this equivalence, we define the category of unitary representations (UR's) of a super Lie group. We give an extension of the classical inducing construction and Mackey imprimitivity theorem to this setting. We use our results to classify the irreducible unitary representations of semidirect products of super translation groups by classical Lie groups, in particular of the super Poincaré groups in arbitrary dimension and signature. Finally we compare our results with those in the physical literature on the structure and classification of super multiplets.     

Representations of Canonical Commutation Relations Describing Infinite Coherent States

We investigate the infinite volume limit of quantized photon fields in multimode coherent states. We show that for states containing a continuum of coherent modes, it is mathematically and physically natural to consider their phases to be random and identically distributed. The infinite volume states give rise to Hilbert space representations of the canonical commutation relations which we construct concretely. In the case of random phases, the representations are random as well and can be expressed with the help of Itô stochastic integrals. We analyze the dynamics of the infinite state alone and the open system dynamics of small systems coupled to it. We show that under the free field dynamics, initial phase distributions are driven to the uniform distribution. We demonstrate that coherences in small quantum systems, interacting with the infinite coherent state, exhibit Gaussian time decay. The decoherence is qualitatively faster than the one caused by infinite thermal states, which is known to be exponentially rapid only. This emphasizes the classical character of coherent states.     

Unitarily Inequivalent Representations in Algebraic Quantum Theory

It has been maintained that the physical content of a model of a system is completely contained in the C∗-algebra of quasi-local observables that is associated with the system. The reason given for this is that the unitarily inequivalent representations of are physically equivalent. But, this view is dubious for at least two reasons. First, it is not clear why the physical content does not extend to the elements of the von Neumann algebras that are generated by representations of . It is shown here that although the unitarily inequivalent representations of are physically equivalent, the extended representations are not. Second, this view detracts from special global features of physical systems such as temperature and chemical potential by effectively relegating them to the status of fixed parameters. It is desirable to characterize such observables theoretically as elements of the algebra that is associated with a system rather than as parameters, and thereby give a uniform treatment to all observables. This can be accomplished by going to larger algebras. One such algebra is the universal enveloping von Neumann algebra, which is generated by the universal representation of ; another is the direct integral of factor representations that are associated with the set of values of the global features. Placing interpretive significance on the von Neumann algebras mentioned earlier sheds light on the significance of unitarily inequivalent representations of , and it serves to show the limitations of the notion of physical equivalence.     

Phase-Space Analysis of Wavefront Coding Imaging Systems

We explore the use of the Radon-Wigner transform, which is associated with the fractional Fourier transform of the pupil function, for determining the point spread function （PSF） of an incoherent defocused optical system. Then we introduce these phase-space tools to analyse the wavefront coding imaging system. It is shown that the shape of the PSF for such a system is highly invariant to the defocus-related aberrations except for a lateral shift. The optical transfer function of this system is also investigated briefly from a new understanding of ambiguity function.     

On One-Parameter Supercoherent State of spl(2,1) Superalgebra

One-Parameter supercoherent state of the spl(2,1) superalgebra is constructed and its properties are discussed in detail. The parameter α may be related to the interaction parameter U in one exactly solvable model for correlated electrons. The author was supported financially by Shenzhen science and technology plan project and Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology Grant No. szkj0711.     

Diagnostics of Charged-Particle Beams with Phase-Space Diagrams

Technical Physics - Phase-space diagrams are proposed to be used to determine the quality of focusing of charged particles in ion-optical devices. Phase-space diagrams with nonlinear contours are...     

Cyclic Representations of Quantum (Super) Algebras At qp=1

Cyclic representations of quantum (super) algebras are studied at q^p=1 using two methods:the quotient module method and the q-boson realization method.For the quantum algebras associated with any finite dimensional simple Lie algebra the general theory of two methods is given,and is generated to the quantum superalgebra U_qosp(1.2).By constructing the cyclic representation of q-Heisenberg-Wey1 superalgebras the q-boson realization method is generated to construction of cyclic representations of some high-rank quantum superalgebras.     

EPR States and Bell Correlated States in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory

A mathematical rigorous definition of EPR states has been introduced by Arens and Varadarajan for finite dimensional systems, and extended by Werner to general systems. In the present paper we follow a definition of EPR states due to Werner. Then we show that an EPR state for incommensurable pairs is Bell correlated, and that the set of EPR states for incommensurable pairs is norm dense between two strictly space-like separated regions in algebraic quantum field theory.     

Bound States in Yukawa Theory

A generalization of the Gell-Mann–Low Theorem is applied to lowest nontrivial order to bound state calculations in Yukawa theory. We present the solution of the corresponding effective Schrödinger equation for two-fermion bound states with the exchange of a massless boson. The complete low-lying bound state spectrum is obtained for fine structure constants below one and different ratios of the constituent masses. The consistency of the nonrelativistic and one-body limits is explicitly verified.     

State Representations for Renormalized Energy Equations in Quantum Field Theory

Quantum fields with interaction do not allow the application of the Fock representation. Rather the algebraic G.N.S. procedure has to be used which leads to nonorthonormal basis states. This raises the problem of explicit state construction with respect to such states. In the present paper this problem is treated for the case of a sufficiently regularized, selfinteracting spinorfield. By some theorems it is demonstrated that a consequent treatment of its field Hamiltonian which respects the general algebraic requirements leads to Dyson's renormalized energy equation. In addition this approach allows explicit state constructions which so far have not been realized in conventional quantum field theory.     

Simultaneous Measurement,Phase-Space Distributions,and Quantum State Determination

Noting that a classical phase-space probability distribution w(q, p) may be calculated from moment expectation values {q^mpⁿ}, we inquire as to whether similar data in quantum mechanics would be adequate to determine the statistical operator ?. For the family of simultaneous (q, p) measurement schemes investigated, it turns out that such moments do not suffice to fix ?. Comparison of the empirical information that is adequate to determine ? with that required to find w(q, p) reveals that in a sense more data are needed for state determination in quantum statistics than are needed in the classical case.