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Uncertainty relation for angle from a quantum-hydrodynamical perspective

Quantum Physics 2020-04-09 v3 Statistical Mechanics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We revisit the problem of the uncertainty relation for angle by using quantum hydrodynamics formulated in the stochastic variational method (SVM), where we need not define the angle operator. We derive both the Kennard and Robertson-Schroedinger inequalities for canonical variables in polar coordinates. The inequalities have state-dependent minimum values which can be smaller than \hbar/2 and then permit a finite uncertainty of angle for the eigenstate of the angular momentum. The present approach provides a useful methodology to study quantum behaviors in arbitrary canonical coordinates.

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@article{arxiv.1911.12206,
  title  = {Uncertainty relation for angle from a quantum-hydrodynamical perspective},
  author = {J. -P. Gazeau and T. Koide},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.12206},
  year   = {2020}
}

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7 pages, no figure, discussions and references are added

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