Momentum - Angle Commutation Relations and Minimum Uncertainty
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چکیده
We extend the canonical commutation relations (CCR) in quantum mechanics to the case where appropriate dynamical variables are angular momenta and angles. It is found that projection operators of the resultant Weyl algebra provide us with a new and powerful way of characterizing minimum uncertainty states, including those obtained by Carruthers and Nieto. The uniqueness theorem of Schrodinger representation remains valid for extended CCR in a simple case. Finally, a wide range of applicability of our method is suggested. Submitted to Physical Review D * Work supported by the Department of Energy, contract DE-AC03-76SF00515. t Also at the Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152, Japan.
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