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Discrete coherent and squeezed states of many-qudit systems

Quantum Physics 2009-10-29 v1

Abstract

We consider the phase space for a system of nn identical qudits (each one of dimension dd, with dd a primer number) as a grid of dn×dnd^{n} \times d^{n} points and use the finite field GF(dn)GF(d^{n}) to label the corresponding axes. The associated displacement operators permit to define ss-parametrized quasidistribution functions in this grid, with properties analogous to their continuous counterparts. These displacements allow also for the construction of finite coherent states, once a fiducial state is fixed. We take this reference as one eigenstate of the discrete Fourier transform and study the factorization properties of the resulting coherent states. We extend these ideas to include discrete squeezed states, and show their intriguing relation with entangled states between different qudits.

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@article{arxiv.0907.3845,
  title  = {Discrete coherent and squeezed states of many-qudit systems},
  author = {A. B. Klimov and C. Munoz and L. L. Sanchez-Soto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.3845},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

11 pages, 3 eps figures. Submitted for publication