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International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics

From classical probability densities to quantum states: Quantization of Gaussian for arbitrary orderings

Giorgio Lo Giudice, Lorenzo Leone, Fedele Lizzi

Published Feb 7, 2025• 0 citations
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The primary focus of this work is to investigate how the most emblematic classical probability density, namely a Gaussian, can be mapped to a valid quantum states. To explore this issue, we consider a Gaussian whose squared variance depends on a parameter [Formula: see text]. Specifically, depending on the value of [Formula: see text], we study what happens in the classical-quantum correspondence as we change the indeterminacy of the classical particle. Furthermore, finding a correspondence between a classical state and a quantum state is not a trivial task. Quantum observables, described by Hermitian operators, do not generally commute, so a precise ordering must be introduced to resolve this ambiguity. In this work, we study two different arbitrary orderings: the first is an arbitrary ordering of the position and momentum observables; the second, which is the main focus of the present work, is an arbitrary ordering of the annihilation and creation operators. In this latter case, we find the interesting result that even a [Formula: see text]-function, which in general has no quantum correspondence, can be mapped into a valid quantum state for a particular ordering, specifically the antinormal one (all creation operators are to the right of all annihilation operators in the product). This means that the Gaussian probability density corresponds to a valid quantum state, regardless of how localized classical particles are in phase space.

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10.1142/s0219887825501166

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The primary focus of this work is to investigate how the most emblematic classical probability density, namely a Gaussian, can be mapped to a valid quantum states. To explore this issue, we consider a Gaussian whose squared variance depends on a parameter [Formula: see text]. Specifically, depending on the value of [Formula: see text], we study what happens in the classical-quantum correspondence as we change the indeterminacy of the classical particle. Furthermore, finding a correspondence between a classical state and a quantum state is not a trivial task. Quantum observables, described by Hermitian operators, do not generally commute, so a precise ordering must be introduced to resolve this ambiguity. In this work, we study two different arbitrary orderings: the first is an arbitrary ordering of the position and momentum observables; the second, which is the main focus of the present work, is an arbitrary ordering of the annihilation and creation operators. In this latter case, we find the interesting result that even a [Formula: see text]-function, which in general has no quantum correspondence, can be mapped into a valid quantum state for a particular ordering, specifically the antinormal one (all creation operators are to the right of all annihilation operators in the product). This means that the Gaussian probability density corresponds to a valid quantum state, regardless of how localized classical particles are in phase space.
The primary focus of this work is to investigate how the most emblematic classical probability density, namely a Gaussian, can be mapped to a valid quantum states. To explore this issue, we consider a Gaussian whose squared variance depends on a parameter λλλ. Specifically, depending on the value of λλλ, we study what happens in the classical-quantum correspondence as we change the indeterminacy of the classical particle. Furthermore, finding a correspondence between a classical state and a quantum state is not a trivial task. Quantum observables, described by Hermitian operators, do not generally commute, so a precise ordering must be introduced to resolve this ambiguity. In this work, we study two different arbitrary orderings: the first is an arbitrary ordering of the position and momentum observables; the second, which is the main focus of the present work, is an arbitrary ordering of the annihilation and creation operators. In this latter case, we find the interesting result that even a δδδ-function, which in general has no quantum correspondence, can be mapped into a valid quantum state for a particular ordering, specifically the antinormal one (all creation operators are to the right of all annihilation operators in the product). This means that the Gaussian probability density corresponds to a valid quantum state, regardless of how localized classical particles are in phase space.
We survey some results obtained in the last 25 years to illustrate the following probabilistic quantization statement: quantum probability is not a generalization of classical probability but a deeper level of it. Generalizing the classical theory of orthogonal polynomials, one can show that any random field XXX admitting all the moments can be represented as the sum of three operators, which are natural extensions of the creation, annihilation, and preservation operators in the usual boson Fock quantum theory. These operators generate a noncommutative ∗*∗-algebra on which the quantum extension of the expected value relative to the probability distribution of the field XXX induces a quantum state. So, any classical algebraic probability space generates a quantum space with its own commutation relations. The Heisenberg commutation relation characterizes the classical fields, while the new type of commutation relations (of type II) appears in non-Gaussian cases. The same machinery, but applied to Bernoulli fields, leads to Fermi-Dirac anticommutation relations (see the introduction).
We survey some results obtained in the last 25 years to illustrate the following probabilistic quantization statement: quantum probability is not a generalization of classical probability but a deeper level of it. Generalizing the classical theory of orthogonal polynomials, one can show that any random field XXX admitting all the moments can be represented as the sum of three operators, which are natural extensions of the creation, annihilation, and preservation operators in the usual boson Fock quantum theory. These operators generate a noncommutative ∗*∗-algebra on which the quantum extension of the expected value relative to the probability distribution of the field XXX induces a quantum state. So, any classical algebraic probability space generates a quantum space with its own commutation relations. The Heisenberg commutation relation characterizes the classical fields, while the new type of commutation relations (of type II) appears in non-Gaussian cases. The same machinery, but applied to Bernoulli fields, leads to Fermi--Dirac anticommutation relations (see the introduction).
The eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a normalized gaussian operator do not seem to have been previously considered. I solve this problem for 1-dimensional translational systems. I also address the question as to whether a gaussian operator is a density operator. To answer that question, it is first necessary to be sure what conditions must be satisfied, so a short review of density operators is given. Since position and momentum do not commute in quantum mechanics, it is useful to start with the consequences of the noncommutation, which is generally the Schrödinger-Robertson uncertainty relation, which is also briefly reviewed. It is found that the question of whether a gaussian operator is a density operator is directly tied to this uncertainty relation. Since the Wigner function is the phase space representation of a translational density operator, it is natural to consider the gaussian phase space function associated with a gaussian operator and to compare the phase space and operator properties. Throughout such discussions, the independent parameters in these functions are the first and second moments of position and momentum. The application of this formalism to the free translation and spreading of a gaussian packet is given and shows the formal similarity between classical and quantum behavior, whereas the literature standardly only considers the pure state case (equivalent to a single wavefunction).
From the canonical form of the position-dependent mass Hamiltonian, the generalized quantum linear momentum operator (GLMO) is obtained. Such operator is straightforwardly generated by rewritten the Schrödinger Hamiltonian in terms of von Ross kinetic energy operator, expressed as the square of the Hermitian GLMO plus a potential energy function. In this scheme, the hermiticity property and the arbitrary ambiguity parameters remain in force. In addition, by means of different methods, it is shown that the GLMO has a unique structure regardless of the form of the mass distribution. Hence, the proposed approach is valid for any physically plausible position-dependent mass distribution mx. As an example of useful applications of our proposal, two specific mx with arbitrary ambiguity parameters are considered. The application is given for some potential models, such as the null potential, the harmonic oscillator, the double well potential, and the Coulomb-like potential. For some particular values of the ambiguity parameters, our results agree with some already published in the literature, which means that our method can be considered as an improvement vis-a-vis those proposals on the same subject given until now.
Let [Formula: see text] be a separable Hilbert space and [Formula: see text] be a self-adjoint bounded linear operator on [Formula: see text] with norm [Formula: see text], satisfying the Yang–Baxter equation. Bożejko and Speicher ([10]) proved that the operator [Formula: see text] determines a [Formula: see text]-deformed Fock space [Formula: see text]. We start with reviewing and extending the known results about the structure of the [Formula: see text]-particle spaces [Formula: see text] and the commutation relations satisfied by the corresponding creation and annihilation operators acting on [Formula: see text]. We then choose [Formula: see text], the [Formula: see text]-space of [Formula: see text]-valued functions on [Formula: see text]. Here [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] with [Formula: see text]. Furthermore, we assume that the operator [Formula: see text] acting on [Formula: see text] is given by [Formula: see text]. Here, for a.a. [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] is a linear operator on [Formula: see text] with norm [Formula: see text] that satisfies [Formula: see text] and the spectral quantum Yang–Baxter equation. The corresponding creation and annihilation operators describe a multicomponent quantum system. A special choice of the operator-valued function [Formula: see text] in the case [Formula: see text] determines non-Abelian anyons (also called plektons). For a multicomponent system, we describe its [Formula: see text]-deformed Fock space and the available commutation relations satisfied by the corresponding creation and annihilation operators. Finally, we consider several examples of multicomponent quantum systems.