Open Physics
Mean spin direction and spin squeezing in superpositions of spin coherent states
Dong Yan, Xiaoguang Wang, Lijun Song, Zhanguo Zong
Abstract
Abstract We consider the mean spin direction (MSD) of superpositions of two spin coherent states (SCS) | ± μ〉, and superpositions of | μ〉 and | μ*〉 with a relative phase. We find that the azimuthal angle exhibits a π transition for both states when we vary the relative phase. The spin squeezing of the states, and the bosonic counterpart of the mean spin direction are also discussed.