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Optimal Photon Localization

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We show that there is only one operator having some minimal properties enabling it to be a one photon position operator. These proerties are stated, and the solution is shown to be the photon position operator proposed by Pryce. This operator has non-commuting components. Nevertheless, it is shown that one can find states localized with an arbitrary precision.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9307134,
  title  = {Optimal Photon Localization},
  author = {J. Mourad},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9307134},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages