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High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-08-16 Gianluca Calcagni

Optical fields provide an accessible platform to explore connections between classical and quantum mechanics. We introduce a group-theoretic framework based on the $\mathrm{su}(1,1)$ Lie algebra to construct classical analogs of…

Optics · Physics 2025-09-17 B. M. Rodríguez-Lara , F. E. Becerra

A class of gravity theories respecting spatial covariance and in the presence of non-dynamical auxiliary scalar fields with only spatial derivatives is investigated. Generally, without higher temporal derivatives in the metric sector, there…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-13 Jun-Cheng Zhu , Shu-Yu Li , Xian Gao

We present a generalization of the double semion topological quantum field theory to higher dimensions, as a theory of $d-1$ dimensional surfaces in a $d$ dimensional ambient space. We construct a local Hamiltonian which is a sum of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-15 Michael H. Freedman , Matthew B. Hastings

In the context of non-relativistic quantum field theory, a method is proposed for multiplying field operators at the same spatial point and obtaining regular (i.e. rigorously defined) interaction terms for the Hamiltonian. The basic idea is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-05-03 Bruno Galvan

Starting from the Pauli Hamiltonian operator, we derive a scalar quantum kinetic equations for spin-1/2 systems. Here the regular Wigner two-state matrix is replaced by a scalar distribution function in extended phase space. Apart from…

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Using a Hamiltonian formulation of the spherically symmetric gravity-scalar field theory adapted to flat spatial slicing, we give a construction of the reduced Hamiltonian operator. This Hamiltonian, together with the null expansion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Viqar Husain , Oliver Winkler

We address local quantum estimation of bilinear Hamiltonians probed by Gaussian states. We evaluate the relevant quantum Fisher information (QFI) and derive the ultimate bound on precision. Upon maximizing the QFI we found that single- and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Roberto Gaiba , Matteo G A Paris

We explore the hyperbolic geometry of squeezed states in the perspective of the non-compact Hopf map. Based on analogies between squeeze operation and $Sp(2,\mathbb{R})$ hyperbolic rotation, two types of the squeeze operators, the (usual)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-17 Kazuki Hasebe

This paper reviews quantum spin squeezing, which characterizes the sensitivity of a state with respect to an SU(2) rotation, and is significant for both entanglement detection and high-precision metrology. We first present various…

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The perturbative approach to the topological quantum field theories of the Chern-Simons type formulated in R^3 is considered. By means of the canonical quantization of the euclidean Chern-Simons lagrangian in the Landau gauge, a Fock space…

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A scalar valued random field is called operator-scaling if it satisfies a self-similarity property for some matrix E with positive real parts of the eigenvalues. We present a moving average and a harmonizable representation of stable…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-08-16 Hermine Biermé , Mark M. Meerschaert , Hans-Peter Scheffler

The quantization of the Hamiltonian for a scalar field is performed in the framework of Quantum Reduced Loop Gravity. We outline how the regularization can be performed by using the analogous tools adopted in full Loop Quantum Gravity and…

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We use tools from non-standard analysis to formulate the building blocks of quantum field theory within the framework of categorical quantum mechanics. Building upon previous work, we construct an object of *Hilb having quantum fields as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-30 Stefano Gogioso , Fabrizio Genovese

Single-mode squeezed states exhibit a direct correspondence with points on the Poincar\'e disk. In this study, we delve into this correspondence and describe the motions of the disk generated by a quadratic Hamiltonian. This provides a…

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Shaking a lattice system, by modulating the location of its sites periodically in time, is a powerful method to create effective magnetic fields in engineered quantum systems, such as cold gases trapped in optical lattices. However, such…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-09-08 C. E. Creffield , G. Pieplow , F. Sols , N. Goldman

This is the third article in our series of articles exploring connections between dynamical systems of St\"ackel-type and of Painlev\'e-type. In this article we present a method of deforming of minimally quantized quasi-St\"ackel…

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We discuss mimetic gravity theories with direct couplings between the curvature and higher derivatives of the scalar field, up to the quintic order, which were proposed to solve the instability problem for linear perturbations around the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-12-18 Alexander Ganz , Nicola Bartolo , Sabino Matarrese

We extend the definition of generalized coherent states to include the case of time-dependent dispersion. We introduce a suitable operator providing displacement and dynamical rescaling from an arbitrary ground state. As a consequence,…

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