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Pseudo-Boson Coherent and Fock States

Quantum Physics 2010-06-15 v1

Abstract

Coherent states (CS) for non-Hermitian systems are introduced as eigenstates of pseudo-Hermitian boson annihilation operators. The set of these CS includes two subsets which form bi-normalized and bi-overcomplete system of states. The subsets consist of eigenstates of two complementary lowering pseudo-Hermitian boson operators. Explicit constructions are provided on the example of one-parameter family of pseudo-boson ladder operators. The wave functions of the eigenstates of the two complementary number operators, which form a bi-orthonormal system of Fock states, are found to be proportional to new polynomials, that are bi-orthogonal and can be regarded as a generalization of standard Hermite polynomials.

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@article{arxiv.0902.3744,
  title  = {Pseudo-Boson Coherent and Fock States},
  author = {D. A. Trifonov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.3744},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

10 pages, no figures. Based on talk given at 9th IC on Complex Structures, Integrability and Vector Fields, Sofia, August 2008

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