We study the quantised version of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in the formulation proposed in [4]. We analyse two aspects. One is the conservation of the first higher charge $H_3$ (besides the total mass $H_0$ , the momentum $H_1$ and the Hamiltonian $H_2$ ). We find the expression of $H_3$ and prove commutativity, provided we regularise a specific ultraviolet divergence. The result then does not depend on the choice of a regulator, under fairly general assumptions. We then study the Bethe ansatz in finite volume and obtain a general solution to the two-body problem. We have used AI supervised by us to aid the proofs.We study the quantised version of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in the formulation proposed in [4]. We analyse two aspects. One is the conservation of the first higher charge $H_3$ (besides the total mass $H_0$, the momentum $H_1$ and the Hamiltonian $H_2$). We find the expression of $H_3$ and prove commutativity, provided we regularise a specific ultraviolet divergence. The result then does not depend on the choice of a regulator, under fairly general assumptions. We then study the Bethe ansatz in finite volume and obtain a general solution to the two-body problem. We have used AI supervised by us to aid the proofs.

arXiv:2609.15316Sep 14, 20260 citations

A Pedestrian Introduction to the Mathematical Concepts of Quantum Physics

Jan Govaerts A

These notes offer a basic introduction to the primary mathematical concepts of quantum physics, and their physical significance, from the operator and Hilbert space point of view, highlighting more what are essentially the abstract algebraic aspects of quantisation in contrast to more standard treatments of such issues, while also bridging towards the path integral formulation of quantisation. A discussion of the (first) Noether theorem and Lie symmetries is also included to complement the presentation. Emphasis is put throughout, as illustrative examples threading the presentation, on the quantum harmonic oscillator and the dynamics of a charged particle coupled to the electromagnetic field, with the ambition to bring the reader onto the threshold of relativistic quantum field theories with their local gauge invariances as a natural framework for describing relativistic quantum particles in interaction and carrying specific conserved charges.These notes offer a basic introduction to the primary mathematical concepts of quantum physics, and their physical significance, from the operator and Hilbert space point of view, highlighting more what are essentially the abstract algebraic aspects of quantisation in contrast to more standard treatments of such issues, while also bridging towards the path integral formulation of quantisation. A discussion of the (first) Noether theorem and Lie symmetries is also included to complement the presentation. Emphasis is put throughout, as illustrative examples threading the presentation, on the quantum harmonic oscillator and the dynamics of a charged particle coupled to the electromagnetic field, with the ambition to bring the reader onto the threshold of relativistic quantum field theories with their local gauge invariances as a natural framework for describing relativistic quantum particles in interaction and carrying specific conserved charges.

arXiv:0812.0721Dec 3, 20081 citation

Second Quantization and Applications

WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooksApr 1, 20230 citations

A Solution of the Generalised Quantum Stein's Lemma

Ludovico Lami

We solve the generalised quantum Stein's lemma, proving that the Stein exponent associated with entanglement testing, namely, the quantum hypothesis testing task of distinguishing between $n$ copies of an entangled state $\rho_{A B}$ and a generic separable state $\sigma_{A^{n}: B^{n}}$ , equals the regularised relative entropy of entanglement. Not only does this determine the ultimate performance of entanglement testing, but it also establishes the reversibility of all quantum resource theories under asymptotically resource non-generating operations, with the regularised relative entropy of resource governing the asymptotic transformation rate between any two quantum states. To solve the problem we introduce two techniques. The first is a procedure that we call ‘blurring’, which, informally, transforms a permutationally symmetric state by making it more evenly spread across nearby type classes. Blurring alone suffices to prove the generalised Stein's lemma in the fully classical case, but not in the quantum case. Our second technical innovation, therefore, is to perform a second quantisation step to lift the problem to an infinite-dimensional bosonic quantum system; we then solve it there by using techniques from continuous-variable quantum information. Rather remarkably, the second-quantised action of the blurring map corresponds to a pure loss channel. A careful examination of this second quantisation step is the core of our quantum solution. Longer version [1] at [arXiv:2408.06410].We solve the generalised quantum Stein's lemma, proving that the Stein exponent associated with entanglement testing, namely, the quantum hypothesis testing task of distinguishing between$n$copies of an entangled state$\rho_{A B}$and a generic separable state$\sigma_{A^{n}: B^{n}}$, equals the regularised relative entropy of entanglement. Not only does this determine the ultimate performance of entanglement testing, but it also establishes the reversibility of all quantum resource theories under asymptotically resource non-generating operations, with the regularised relative entropy of resource governing the asymptotic transformation rate between any two quantum states. To solve the problem we introduce two techniques. The first is a procedure that we call ‘blurring’, which, informally, transforms a permutationally symmetric state by making it more evenly spread across nearby type classes. Blurring alone suffices to prove the generalised Stein's lemma in the fully classical case, but not in the quantum case. Our second technical innovation, therefore, is to perform a second quantisation step to lift the problem to an infinite-dimensional bosonic quantum system; we then solve it there by using techniques from continuous-variable quantum information. Rather remarkably, the second-quantised action of the blurring map corresponds to a pure loss channel. A careful examination of this second quantisation step is the core of our quantum solution. Longer version [1] at [arXiv:2408.06410].

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT)Jun 22, 20253 citations

We study the quantised version of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation in the formulation proposed in [4]. We analyse two aspects. One is the conservation of the first higher charge

H_3

(besides the total mass

H_0

, the momentum

H_1

and the Hamiltonian

H_2

). We find the expression of

H_3

and prove commutativity, provided we regularise a specific ultraviolet divergence. The result then does not depend on the choice of a regulator, under fairly general assumptions. We then study the Bethe ansatz in finite volume and obtain a general solution to the two-body problem. We have used AI supervised by us to aid the proofs.

We solve the generalised quantum Stein's lemma, proving that the Stein exponent associated with entanglement testing, namely, the quantum hypothesis testing task of distinguishing between

n

copies of an entangled state

\rho_{A B}

and a generic separable state

\sigma_{A^{n}: B^{n}}

, equals the regularised relative entropy of entanglement. Not only does this determine the ultimate performance of entanglement testing, but it also establishes the reversibility of all quantum resource theories under asymptotically resource non-generating operations, with the regularised relative entropy of resource governing the asymptotic transformation rate between any two quantum states. To solve the problem we introduce two techniques. The first is a procedure that we call ‘blurring’, which, informally, transforms a permutationally symmetric state by making it more evenly spread across nearby type classes. Blurring alone suffices to prove the generalised Stein's lemma in the fully classical case, but not in the quantum case. Our second technical innovation, therefore, is to perform a second quantisation step to lift the problem to an infinite-dimensional bosonic quantum system; we then solve it there by using techniques from continuous-variable quantum information. Rather remarkably, the second-quantised action of the blurring map corresponds to a pure loss channel. A careful examination of this second quantisation step is the core of our quantum solution. Longer version [1] at [arXiv:2408.06410].