Phase operator for the photon, an index theorem, and quantum anomaly
| dc.creator | Fujikawa, Kazuo | |
| dc.date | 1995-09-23 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:21:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:21:29Z | |
| dc.description | An index relation $dim\ ker\ a - dim\ ker\ a^{\dagger} = 1$ is satisfied by the creation and annihilation operators $a^{\dagger}$ and $a$ of a harmonic oscillator. Implications of this analytic index on the possible form of the phase operator are discussed. A close analogy between the present phase operator problem and chiral anomaly in gauge theory, which is associated with Atiyah-Singer index theorem, is emphasized. | |
| dc.description | To be published in the Proceedings of International Symposium on Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Tokyo, 1995 | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9509128 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9509128 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/54336 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.title | Phase operator for the photon, an index theorem, and quantum anomaly | |
| dc.type | text |