275 research outputs found
Exponential Operators, Dobinski Relations and Summability
We investigate properties of exponential operators preserving the particle
number using combinatorial methods developed in order to solve the boson normal
ordering problem. In particular, we apply generalized Dobinski relations and
methods of multivariate Bell polynomials which enable us to understand the
meaning of perturbation-like expansions of exponential operators. Such
expansions, obtained as formal power series, are everywhere divergent but the
Pade summation method is shown to give results which very well agree with exact
solutions got for simplified quantum models of the one mode bosonic systems.Comment: Presented at XIIth Central European Workshop on Quantum Optics,
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 6-10 June 2005. 4 figures, 6 pages, 10
reference
Heisenberg-Weyl algebra revisited: Combinatorics of words and paths
The Heisenberg-Weyl algebra, which underlies virtually all physical
representations of Quantum Theory, is considered from the combinatorial point
of view. We provide a concrete model of the algebra in terms of paths on a
lattice with some decomposition rules. We also discuss the rook problem on the
associated Ferrers board; this is related to the calculus in the normally
ordered basis. From this starting point we explore a combinatorial underpinning
of the Heisenberg-Weyl algebra, which offers novel perspectives, methods and
applications.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Combinatorics and Boson normal ordering: A gentle introduction
We discuss a general combinatorial framework for operator ordering problems
by applying it to the normal ordering of the powers and exponential of the
boson number operator. The solution of the problem is given in terms of Bell
and Stirling numbers enumerating partitions of a set. This framework reveals
several inherent relations between ordering problems and combinatorial objects,
and displays the analytical background to Wick's theorem. The methodology can
be straightforwardly generalized from the simple example given herein to a wide
class of operators.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figur
Bernoulli type polynomials on Umbral Algebra
The aim of this paper is to investigate generating functions for modification
of the Milne-Thomson's polynomials, which are related to the Bernoulli
polynomials and the Hermite polynomials. By applying the Umbral algebra to
these generating functions, we provide to deriving identities for these
polynomials
Combinatorial approach to generalized Bell and Stirling numbers and boson normal ordering problem
We consider the numbers arising in the problem of normal ordering of
expressions in canonical boson creation and annihilation operators. We treat a
general form of a boson string which is shown to be associated with
generalizations of Stirling and Bell numbers. The recurrence relations and
closed-form expressions (Dobiski-type formulas) are obtained for these
quantities by both algebraic and combinatorial methods. By extensive use of
methods of combinatorial analysis we prove the equivalence of the
aforementioned problem to the enumeration of special families of graphs. This
link provides a combinatorial interpretation of the numbers arising in this
normal ordering problem.Comment: 10 pages, 5 figure
Hierarchical Dobinski-type relations via substitution and the moment problem
We consider the transformation properties of integer sequences arising from
the normal ordering of exponentiated boson ([a,a*]=1) monomials of the form
exp(x (a*)^r a), r=1,2,..., under the composition of their exponential
generating functions (egf). They turn out to be of Sheffer-type. We demonstrate
that two key properties of these sequences remain preserved under
substitutional composition: (a)the property of being the solution of the
Stieltjes moment problem; and (b) the representation of these sequences through
infinite series (Dobinski-type relations). We present a number of examples of
such composition satisfying properties (a) and (b). We obtain new Dobinski-type
formulas and solve the associated moment problem for several hierarchically
defined combinatorial families of sequences.Comment: 14 pages, 31 reference
Dobinski-type relations: Some properties and physical applications
We introduce a generalization of the Dobinski relation through which we
define a family of Bell-type numbers and polynomials. For all these sequences
we find the weight function of the moment problem and give their generating
functions. We provide a physical motivation of this extension in the context of
the boson normal ordering problem and its relation to an extension of the Kerr
Hamiltonian.Comment: 7 pages, 1 figur
Some useful combinatorial formulae for bosonic operators
We give a general expression for the normally ordered form of a function
F(w(a,a*)) where w is a function of boson annihilation and creation operators
satisfying [a,a*]=1. The expectation value of this expression in a coherent
state becomes an exact generating function of Feynman-type graphs associated
with the zero-dimensional Quantum Field Theory defined by F(w). This enables
one to enumerate explicitly the graphs of given order in the realm of
combinatorially defined sequences. We give several examples of the use of this
technique, including the applications to Kerr-type and superfluidity-type
hamiltonians.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, 17 reference
Monomiality principle, Sheffer-type polynomials and the normal ordering problem
We solve the boson normal ordering problem for
with arbitrary functions and and integer , where and
are boson annihilation and creation operators, satisfying
. This consequently provides the solution for the exponential
generalizing the shift operator. In the
course of these considerations we define and explore the monomiality principle
and find its representations. We exploit the properties of Sheffer-type
polynomials which constitute the inherent structure of this problem. In the end
we give some examples illustrating the utility of the method and point out the
relation to combinatorial structures.Comment: Presented at the 8'th International School of Theoretical Physics
"Symmetry and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter " (SSPCM 2005),
Myczkowce, Poland. 13 pages, 31 reference
A generic Hopf algebra for quantum statistical mechanics
In this paper, we present a Hopf algebra description of a bosonic quantum
model, using the elementary combinatorial elements of Bell and Stirling
numbers. Our objective in doing this is as follows. Recent studies have
revealed that perturbative quantum field theory (pQFT) displays an astonishing
interplay between analysis (Riemann zeta functions), topology (Knot theory),
combinatorial graph theory (Feynman diagrams) and algebra (Hopf structure).
Since pQFT is an inherently complicated study, so far not exactly solvable and
replete with divergences, the essential simplicity of the relationships between
these areas can be somewhat obscured. The intention here is to display some of
the above-mentioned structures in the context of a simple bosonic quantum
theory, i.e. a quantum theory of non-commuting operators that do not depend on
space-time. The combinatorial properties of these boson creation and
annihilation operators, which is our chosen example, may be described by
graphs, analogous to the Feynman diagrams of pQFT, which we show possess a Hopf
algebra structure. Our approach is based on the quantum canonical partition
function for a boson gas.Comment: 8 pages/(4 pages published version), 1 Figure. arXiv admin note: text
overlap with arXiv:1011.052
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