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Generalized Segal-Bargmann transform for Poisson distribution revisited

Mathematical Physics 2026-03-11 v2 math.MP

Abstract

For α>0\alpha>0 and σ>0\sigma > 0, we consider the following probability distribution on αN0\alpha\mathbb N_0: πα,σ=exp(σα2)n=01n!(σα2)nδαn\pi_{\alpha,\sigma} = \exp \big(- \frac{\sigma}{{\alpha}^2}\big) \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \big(\frac{\sigma}{{\alpha}^2}\big)^n {\delta}_{\alpha n}, where δy\delta_y denotes the Dirac measure with mass at yy. For α=1\alpha=1, π1,σ\pi_{1,\sigma} is the Poisson distribution with parameter σ\sigma. Furthermore, the centered probability distribution π~α,σ=exp(σα2)n=01n!(σα2)nδαnσ/α\tilde \pi_{\alpha,\sigma} = \exp \big(- \frac{\sigma}{{\alpha}^2}\big) \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n!} \big(\frac{\sigma}{{\alpha}^2}\big)^n {\delta}_{\alpha n-\sigma/\alpha} weakly converges to μσ\mu_\sigma as α0\alpha\to0. Here μσ\mu_\sigma is the Gaussian distribution with mean zero and variance σ\sigma. Let (cn)n=0(c_n)_{n=0}^\infty be the monic polynomial sequence that is orthogonal with respect to the measure μα,σ\mu_{\alpha,\sigma}. In particular, for α=1\alpha=1, (cn)n=0(c_n)_{n=0}^\infty is a sequence of Charlier polynomials. Let Fσ(C)\mathbb F_\sigma(\mathbb C) denote the Bargmann space of all entire functions f(z)=n=0fnznf(z)=\sum_{n=0}^\infty f_nz^n with fnCf_n \in \mathbb C satisfying n=0fn2n!σn< \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} {| f_n |}^2 \, n! \, \sigma^n < \infty. The generalized Segal--Bargmann transform associated with the measure πα,σ\pi_{\alpha,\sigma} is a unitary operator S:L2(αN0,πα,σ)Fσ(C)\mathcal S:L^2(\alpha\mathbb N_0,\pi_{\alpha,\sigma})\to \mathbb F_\sigma(\mathbb C) that satisfies (Scn)(z)=zn(\mathcal Sc_n)(z)=z^n for nN0n\in\mathbb N_0. We present some new results related to the operator S\mathcal S. In particular, we observe how the study of S\mathcal S naturally leads to the normal ordering in the Weyl algebra.

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@article{arxiv.2508.19038,
  title  = {Generalized Segal-Bargmann transform for Poisson distribution revisited},
  author = {Chadaphorn Kodsueb and Eugene Lytvynov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.19038},
  year   = {2026}
}
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