Journal of Mathematical Physics

Optical equivalence theorem for unbounded observables

John R. Klauder, Ludwig Streit

Published Jun 1, 1974• 2 citations

Abstract

The optical equivalence theorem relating c-number and q-number formulations of quantum optics is rigorously extended to cover various unbounded operators, and in particular those operators that directly yield counting rates.

DOI: 10.1063/1.1666725

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