Journal of Mathematical Physics
A simple difference realization of the Heisenberg q-algebra
Natig M. Atakishiyev, Alejandro Frank, Kurt Bernardo Wolf
Abstract
A realization of the Heisenberg q-algebra whose generators are first-order difference operators on the full real line is discussed herein. The eigenfunctions of the corresponding q-oscillator Hamiltonian are given explicitly in terms of the q−1-Hermite polynomials. The nonuniqueness of the measure for these q-oscillator states is also studied.