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Holomorphic Functional Calculus approach to the Characteristic Function of Quantum Observables

Mathematical Physics 2024-07-08 v1 Functional Analysis math.MP Spectral Theory

Abstract

We show how Cauchy's Integral Formula and the ideas of Dunford's Holomorphic Functional Calculus (for unbounded operators) can be used to compute the Vacuum Characteristic Function (Quantum Fourier Transform) of quantum random variables defined as self-adjoint operators on L2(R,C)L^2(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{C}). We consider in detail several quantum observables defined in terms of the position and momentum operators XX, PP, respectively, on L2(R,C)L^2(\mathbb{R},\mathbb{C}).

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@article{arxiv.2407.03694,
  title  = {Holomorphic Functional Calculus approach to the Characteristic Function of Quantum Observables},
  author = {Andreas Boukas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.03694},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/josa/vol5/iss2/1

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