Wigner function for SU(1,1)
Quantum Physics
2020-09-09 v2
Abstract
In spite of their potential usefulness, Wigner functions for systems with SU(1,1) symmetry have not been explored thus far. We address this problem from a physically-motivated perspective, with an eye towards applications in modern metrology. Starting from two independent modes, and after getting rid of the irrelevant degrees of freedom, we derive in a consistent way a Wigner distribution for SU(1,1). This distribution appears as the expectation value of the displaced parity operator, which suggests a direct way to experimentally sample it. We show how this formalism works in some relevant examples.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1911.11703,
title = {Wigner function for SU(1,1)},
author = {U. Seyfarth and A. B. Klimov and H. de Guise and G. Leuchs and L. L. Sanchez-Soto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.11703},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
Version accepted in Quantum