Abstract
In this paper, we undertake an analysis of the eigenstates of two non-self-adjoint operators q^q^ and p^p^ similar, in a suitable sense, to the self-adjoint position and momentum operators q^0 q^0 and p^0 p^0 usually adopted in ordinary quantum mechanics. In particular, we discuss conditions for these eigenstates to be biorthogonal distributions, and we discuss a few of their properties. We illustrate our results with two examples, one in which the similarity map between the self-adjoint and the non-self-adjoint is bounded, with bounded inverse, and the other in which this is not true. We also briefly propose an alternative strategy to deal with q^ q^ and p^ p^, based on the so-called quasi *-algebras.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 1-13 |
Numero di pagine | 13 |
Rivista | PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. SERIES A |
Volume | 473 |
Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
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- ???subjectarea.asjc.2200.2200???
- ???subjectarea.asjc.3100.3100???