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Main Authors: Cunden, Fabio Deelan, Ligabò, Marilena, Susca, Maria Caterina
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15863
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author Cunden, Fabio Deelan
Ligabò, Marilena
Susca, Maria Caterina
author_facet Cunden, Fabio Deelan
Ligabò, Marilena
Susca, Maria Caterina
contents For quantum observables $H$ truncated on the range of orthogonal projections $Π_N$ of rank $N$, we study the corresponding Weyl symbol in the phase space in the semiclassical limit of vanishing Planck constant $\hbar\to0$ and large quantum number $N\to\infty$, with $\hbar N$ fixed. Under certain assumptions, we prove the $L^2$- convergence of the Weyl symbols to a symbol truncated (hence, in general discontinuous) on the classically allowed region in phase space. As an illustration of the general theorems we analyse truncated observables for the harmonic oscillator and for a free particle in a one-dimensional box. In the latter case, we also compute the microscopic pointwise limit of the symbols near the boundary of the classically allowed region.
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spellingShingle Truncated quantum observables and their semiclassical limit
Cunden, Fabio Deelan
Ligabò, Marilena
Susca, Maria Caterina
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
For quantum observables $H$ truncated on the range of orthogonal projections $Π_N$ of rank $N$, we study the corresponding Weyl symbol in the phase space in the semiclassical limit of vanishing Planck constant $\hbar\to0$ and large quantum number $N\to\infty$, with $\hbar N$ fixed. Under certain assumptions, we prove the $L^2$- convergence of the Weyl symbols to a symbol truncated (hence, in general discontinuous) on the classically allowed region in phase space. As an illustration of the general theorems we analyse truncated observables for the harmonic oscillator and for a free particle in a one-dimensional box. In the latter case, we also compute the microscopic pointwise limit of the symbols near the boundary of the classically allowed region.
title Truncated quantum observables and their semiclassical limit
topic Mathematical Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15863