0002070v1

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{group, space, representation}
{states, state, optimal}
{let, theorem, proof}
{state, states, coherent}
{operator, operators, space}
{equation, function, exp}
{vol, operators, histories}
{energy, gaussian, time}

Generalised coherent states and the diagonal representation for operators

N. Mukunda, S. Arvind, R. Chaturvedi

abstract: We consider the problem of existence of the diagonal representation for operators in the space of a family of generalized coherent states associated with an unitary irreducible representation of a (compact) Lie group. We show that necessary and sufficient conditions for the possibility of such a representation can be obtained by combining Clebsch-Gordan theory and the reciprocity theorems associated with induced unitary group representation. Applications to several examples involving $SU(2),$ $SU(3),$ and the Heisenberg-Weyl group are presented, showing that there are simple examples of generalized coherent states which do not meet these conditions. Our results are relevant for phase-space description of quantum mechanics and quantum state reconstruction problems.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0002070
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
(24 pages, no figures)
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0002070
created:
2000-02-24

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