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Spectral Theorem approach to the Characteristic Function of Quantum Observables II

Mathematical Physics 2022-04-25 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We compute the resolvent of the anti-commutator operator XP+PXXP+PX and of the quantum harmonic oscillator Hamiltonian operator 12(X2+P2)\frac{1}{2}(X^2+P^2). Using Stone's formula for finding the spectral resolution of an, either bounded or unbounded, self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space, we also compute their Vacuum Characteristic Function (Quantum Fourier Transform). We also show how Stone's formula is applied to the computation of the Vacuum Characteristic Function of finite dimensional quantum observables. The method is proposed as an analytical alternative to the algebraic (or Heisenberg) approach relying on the associated Lie algebra commutation relations.

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@article{arxiv.2204.10528,
  title  = {Spectral Theorem approach to the Characteristic Function of Quantum Observables II},
  author = {Andreas Boukas},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.10528},
  year   = {2022}
}