arXiv:quant-ph/9612006 · Physica Scripta
f-oscillators and nonlinear coherent states
V I Man'ko, G Marmo, E C G Sudarshan, F Zaccaria
Abstract
The notion of f-oscillators generalizing q-oscillators is introduced. For classical and quantum cases, an interpretation of the f-oscillator is provided as corresponding to a special nonlinearity of vibration for which the frequency of oscillation depends on the energy. The f-coherent states (nonlinear coherent states) generalizing q-coherent states are constructed. Applied to quantum optics, photon distribution function, photon number means, and dispersions are calculated for the f-coherent states as well as the Wigner function and Q -function. As an example, it is shown how this nonlinearity may affect the Planck distribution formula.