14 research outputs found
Properties of Squeezed-State Excitations
The photon distribution function of a discrete series of excitations of
squeezed coherent states is given explicitly in terms of Hermite polynomials of
two variables. The Wigner and the coherent-state quasiprobabilities are also
presented in closed form through the Hermite polynomials and their limiting
cases. Expectation values of photon numbers and their dispersion are
calculated. Some three-dimensional plots of photon distributions for different
squeezing parameters demonstrating oscillatory behaviour are given.Comment: Latex,35 pages,submitted to Quant.Semiclassical Op
Radon transform and pattern functions in quantum tomography
The two-dimensional Radon transform of the Wigner quasiprobability is
introduced in canonical form and the functions playing a role in its inversion
are discussed. The transformation properties of this Radon transform with
respect to displacement and squeezing of states are studied and it is shown
that the last is equivalent to a symplectic transformation of the variables of
the Radon transform with the contragredient matrix to the transformation of the
variables in the Wigner quasiprobability. The reconstruction of the density
operator from the Radon transform and the direct reconstruction of its
Fock-state matrix elements and of its normally ordered moments are discussed.
It is found that for finite-order moments the integration over the angle can be
reduced to a finite sum over a discrete set of angles. The reconstruction of
the Fock-state matrix elements from the normally ordered moments leads to a new
representation of the pattern functions by convergent series over even or odd
Hermite polynomials which is appropriate for practical calculations. The
structure of the pattern functions as first derivatives of the products of
normalizable and nonnormalizable eigenfunctions to the number operator is
considered from the point of view of this new representation.Comment: To appear on Journal of Modern Optics.Submitted t
Water in the desert? The influence of Wilhelm Röpke on Ludwig Erhard and the social market economy
It is commonly believed that Wilhelm Röpke heavily influenced Ludwig Erhard and, through him, West Germany’s social market economy. This article demonstrates that Röpke’s influence on Erhard was limited. Although the two men shared many common ideals, they also differed on many fundamental issues. Moreover, Erhard developed his ideas before he read Röpke’s wartime trilogy. Copyright Springer Science + Business Media, LLC 2006Social market economy, Ludwig Erhard, Wilhelm Röpke, West Germany,