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We show that the combinatorial numbers known as {\em Bell numbers} are generic in quantum physics. This is because they arise in the procedure known as {\em Normal ordering} of bosons, a procedure which is involved in the evaluation of…

We treat the problem of normally ordering expressions involving the standard boson operators a, a* where [a,a*]=1. We show that a simple product formula for formal power series - essentially an extension of the Taylor expansion - leads to a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Horzela , P. Blasiak , G. H. E. Duchamp , K. A. Penson , A. I. Solomon

Set partitions and permutations with restrictions on the size of the blocks and cycles are important combinatorial sequences. Counting these objects lead to the sequences generalizing the classical Stirling and Bell numbers. The main focus…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2017-08-01 Victor H. Moll , José L. Ramirez , Diego Villamizar

In this paper, we discuss combinatorial aspects of normal ordering of 3-dimensional skew polynomial rings defined and classified by Bell and Smith \cite{BellSmith1990}. With some help of the Mathematical software \texttt{SageMath}, we are…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-05-15 Andrés Rubiano , Armando Reyes

An archetypal problem discussed in computer science is the problem of searching for a given number in a given set of numbers. Other than sequential search, the classic solution is to sort the list of numbers and then apply binary search.…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Philon Nguyen

We investigate the algebra generated by the operators $x$ and $\mathrm{I} = \int_0^x$, which satisfy the commutation relation \[ [\mathrm{I},x] = \mathrm{I}x - x\mathrm{I} = - \mathrm{I}^2. \] We develop a combinatorial framework for the…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-12-02 Abdelhay Benmoussa

In quantum mechanics, bosonic operators are mathematical objects that are used to represent the creation ($a^\dagger$) and annihilation ($a$) of bosonic particles. The natural power of a linear combination of bosonic operators represents an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-30 Deepak , Arpita Chatterjee

Normally ordered forms of functions of boson operators are important in many contexts in particular concerning Quantum Field Theory and Quantum Optics. Beginning with the seminal work of Katriel [Lett. Nuovo Cimento, 10(13):565--567, 1974],…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Toufik Mansour , Matthias Schork , Simone Severini

A combinatorial methods are used to investigate some properties of certain generalized Stirling numbers, including explicit formula and recurrence relations. Furthermore, an expression of these numbers with symmetric function is deduced.

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2014-11-25 Hacène Belbachir , Amine Belkhir , Imad Eddine Bousbaa

Given an ordered set partition, when one insert a number of bars in-between the blocks of the ordered set partition the result is a barred preferential arrangement. In this study, using the notion of barred preferential arrangements we…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2025-10-24 Funani Sinethemba , Ndiweni Odilo , Nkonkobe Sithembele

In a soliton sector of a quantum field theory, it is often convenient to expand the quantum fields in terms of normal modes. Normal mode creation and annihilation operators can be normal ordered, and their normal ordered products have…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-02-24 Jarah Evslin

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the connection between context-free grammars and normal ordering problem, and then to explore various extensions of the Stirling grammar. We present grammatical characterizations of several well…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-06-16 Shi-Mei Ma , Toufik Mansour , Matthias Schork

The problem of ordering operators has afflicted quantum mechanics since its foundation. Several orderings have been devised, but a systematic procedure to move from one ordering to another is still missing. The importance of establishing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-25 Luca Ferialdi

The Bin Packing Problem involves efficiently packing items into a limited number of bins without exceeding their capacity. In this paper, we try to answer a specific question in this field. Mathematically the combinatorial optimization…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2025-08-25 Angshuman Robin Goswami

We derive a normal ordering formula for the operator \((xI)^n\), where \(I\) denotes the Volterra operator. The resulting coefficients are shown to coincide with the Bessel numbers. We also present two applications, along with a…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2026-02-06 Abdelhay Benmoussa

Multiobjective combinatorial optimization deals with problems considering more than one viewpoint or scenario. The problem of aggregating multiple criteria to obtain a globalizing objective function is of special interest when the number of…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2013-06-07 Elena Fernández , Miguel A. Pozo , Justo Puerto

The problem of ranking can be described as follows. We have a set of combinatorial objects $S$, such as, say, the k-subsets of n things, and we can imagine that they have been arranged in some list, say lexicographically, and we want to…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Boris Ryabko

The normal ordering formulae for powers of the boson number operator $\hat{n}$ are extended to deformed bosons. It is found that for the `M-type' deformed bosons, which satisfy $a a^{\dagger} - q a^{\dagger} a = 1$, the extension involves a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Jacob Katriel , Maurice Kibler

The paper focuses on some versions of connected dominating set problems: basic problems and multicriteria problems. A literature survey on basic problem formulations and solving approaches is presented. The basic connected dominating set…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-09-22 Mark Sh. Levin

Wick's theorem provides a connection between time ordered products of bosonic or fermionic fields, and their normal ordered counterparts. We consider a generic pair of operator orderings and we prove, by induction, the theorem that relates…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-16 L. Ferialdi , L. Diósi