The quantum phase problem: steps toward a resolution

dc.creatorGour, Gilad
dc.date2001-07-24
dc.date2002-03-11
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dc.descriptionDefining the observable ${\bf ϕ}$ canonically conjugate to the number observable ${\bf N}$ has long been an open problem in quantum theory. The problem stems from the fact that ${\bf N}$ is bounded from below. In a previous work we have shown how to define the absolute phase observable ${\bf Φ}\equiv |{\bfϕ}|$ by suitably restricting the Hilbert space of $x$ and $p$ like variables. Here we show that also from the classical point of view, there is no rigorous definition for the phase even though it's absolute value is well defined.
dc.description21 pages, REVTEX
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0107122
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0107122
dc.identifierFound.Phys. 32 (2002) 907-926
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/89617
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleThe quantum phase problem: steps toward a resolution
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