Korteweg-de Vries adiabatic index solitons in barotropic open FRW cosmologies

Applying standard mathematical methods, it is explicitly shown how the Riccati equation for the Hubble parameter H(\eta) of barotropic open FRW cosmologies is connected with a Korteweg-de Vries equation for adiabatic index solitons. It is also shown how one can embed a discrete sequence of adiabatic indices of the type n^2({3/2}\gamma -1)^2 (\gamma \neq 2/3) in the sech FRW adiabatic index solitonComment: 5 pages, without figure

Shannon-Wehrl entropy for cosmological and black hole squeezing

We discuss the Shannon-Wehrl entropy within the squeezing vocabulary for the cosmological and black hole particle production.Comment: 4 pages, 2 Figures available from the author(s), LaTex, IFUG-11/94 r, contribution to Harmonic Oscillators 2, Cocoyoc, March 23-25/1994, To be published in NASA Conference Series (1994/1995

Quantum phase uncertainty in mutually unbiased measurements and Gauss sums

Mutually unbiased bases (MUBs), which are such that the inner product between two vectors in different orthogonal bases is constant equal to the inverse $1/\sqrt{d}$, with $d$ the dimension of the finite Hilbert space, are becoming more and more studied for applications such as quantum tomography and cryptography, and in relation to entangled states and to the Heisenberg-Weil group of quantum optics. Complete sets of MUBs of cardinality $d+1$ have been derived for prime power dimensions $d=p^m$ using the tools of abstract algebra (Wootters in 1989, Klappenecker in 2003). Presumably, for non prime dimensions the cardinality is much less. The bases can be reinterpreted as quantum phase states, i.e. as eigenvectors of Hermitean phase operators generalizing those introduced by Pegg & Barnett in 1989. The MUB states are related to additive characters of Galois fields (in odd characteristic p) and of Galois rings (in characteristic 2). Quantum Fourier transforms of the components in vectors of the bases define a more general class of MUBs with multiplicative characters and additive ones altogether. We investigate the complementary properties of the above phase operator with respect to the number operator. We also study the phase probability distribution and variance for physical states and find them related to the Gauss sums, which are sums over all elements of the field (or of the ring) of the product of multiplicative and additive characters. Finally we relate the concepts of mutual unbiasedness and maximal entanglement. This allows to use well studied algebraic concepts as efficient tools in our quest of minimal uncertainty in quantum information primitives.Comment: 11 page

The hyperbolic, the arithmetic and the quantum phase

We develop a new approach of the quantum phase in an Hilbert space of finite dimension which is based on the relation between the physical concept of phase locking and mathematical concepts such as cyclotomy and the Ramanujan sums. As a result, phase variability looks quite similar to its classical counterpart, having peaks at dimensions equal to a power of a prime number. Squeezing of the phase noise is allowed for specific quantum states. The concept of phase entanglement for Kloosterman pairs of phase-locked states is introduced.Comment: accepted for publication for the special issue of J. Opt. B, in relation to ICSSUR, Puebla (Mexico): Foundations of Quantum Optics, to be published in June 200

Integrable Abel equations and Vein's Abel equation

We first reformulate and expand with several novel findings some of the basic results in the integrability of Abel equations. Next, these results are applied to Vein's Abel equation whose solutions are expressed in terms of the third order hyperbolic functions and a phase space analysis of the corresponding nonlinear oscillator is also providedComment: 12 pages, 4 figures, 17 references, online at Math. Meth. Appl. Sci. since 7/28/2015, published 4/201

Integrable dissipative nonlinear second order differential equations via factorizations and Abel equations

We emphasize two connections, one well known and another less known, between the dissipative nonlinear second order differential equations and the Abel equations which in its first kind form have only cubic and quadratic terms. Then, employing an old integrability criterion due to Chiellini, we introduce the corresponding integrable dissipative equations. For illustration, we present the cases of some integrable dissipative Fisher, nonlinear pendulum, and Burgers-Huxley type equations which are obtained in this way and can be of interest in applications. We also show how to obtain Abel solutions directly from the factorization of second-order nonlinear equationsComment: 6 pages, 7 figures, published versio

Ermakov-Lewis Invariants and Reid Systems

Reid's m'th-order generalized Ermakov systems of nonlinear coupling constant alpha are equivalent to an integrable Emden-Fowler equation. The standard Ermakov-Lewis invariant is discussed from this perspective, and a closed formula for the invariant is obtained for the higher-order Reid systems (m\geq 3). We also discuss the parametric solutions of these systems of equations through the integration of the Emden-Fowler equation and present an example of a dynamical system for which the invariant is equivalent to the total energyComment: 8 pages, published versio

One-parameter isospectral special functions

"Using a combination of the ladder operators of Pina [1] and the Pammetric operators of Mielnik [2] we introduce second order linear differential equations whose eigenfunctions are isospectral to the special functions of the mathematical physics and illustrate the method with several key examples.""Usando una combinación de los operadores de escalera de Pina [1] y de los operadores parametricos de Mielnik [2] introducimos operadores lineales de segundo orden con eigenfunciones que son formas isoespectrales de las funciones especiales de la física matemática y presentamos algunos ejemplos básicos.

Integrable equations with Ermakov-Pinney nonlinearities and Chiellini damping

We introduce a special type of dissipative Ermakov-Pinney equations of the form v_{\zeta \zeta}+g(v)v_{\zeta}+h(v)=0, where h(v)=h_0(v)+cv^{-3} and the nonlinear dissipation g(v) is based on the corresponding Chiellini integrable Abel equation. When h_0(v) is a linear function, h_0(v)=\lambda^2v, general solutions are obtained following the Abel equation route. Based on particular solutions, we also provide general solutions containing a factor with the phase of the Milne type. In addition, the same kinds of general solutions are constructed for the cases of higher-order Reid nonlinearities. The Chiellini dissipative function is actually a dissipation-gain function because it can be negative on some intervals. We also examine the nonlinear case h_0(v)=\Omega_0^2(v-v^2) and show that it leads to an integrable hyperelliptic caseComment: 15 pages, 5 figures, 1 appendix, 21 references, published versio