Physics of Atomic Nuclei
The su q(2) algebra in the off-diagonal basis and applications to quantum optics
Ángel Ballesteros, S. M. Chumakov
Abstract
We consider a new exactly solvable nonlinear quantum model as a Hamiltonian defined in terms of the generators of the su q (2) algebra. The corresponding matrix elements of finite rotations (the q -deformed Wigner d functions) are introduced. It is shown that the quantum optical model of the three-wave interaction has an approximate su q (2) dynamical symmetry given by this Hamiltonian. Such q symmetry allows us to investigate the spectral and dynamical properties of the three wave model through new perturbation techniques.