A Fidelity between initial and final states

  • #51
Haorong Wu said:
Think harder. It poses no contradiction.
Ok. I understood. Since there is a exponential power minus, value always lies between 0 to 1. I also took an example and the value always lies between 0 to 1. Thankyou
 
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  • #52
deepalakshmi said:
I wrote the number terms in terms of creation operator.
You are still not answering my question. Your formula for the Hamiltonian has two sets of ladder operations, the a's and the b's. But you only have one set of number eigenstates ##\ket{n}##, so you should only have one set of ladder operators. Why are there two?

deepalakshmi said:
the initial state and hamiltonian is given to me by my guide.
Who is your "guide"?
 
  • #53
PeterDonis said:
You are still not answering my question. Your formula for the Hamiltonian has two sets of ladder operations, the a's and the b's. But you only have one set of number eigenstates ##\ket{n}##, so you should only have one set of ladder operators. Why are there two?

Who is your "guide"?
Guide - teacher
 
  • #54
Are you saying my question is wrong?
 
  • #55
For example take beam splitter with input state as coherent and vacuum state. There also you have two sets of operator in Hamiltonian
 
  • #56
Another thing is that ket n is called fock state in coherent state
 
  • #57
deepalakshmi said:
Are you saying my question is wrong?
I'm saying I don't understand why there are two sets of ladder operators in your Hamiltonian since you only have one set of number eigenstates. If you don't understand that either, perhaps you should ask your teacher.

deepalakshmi said:
take beam splitter with input state as coherent and vacuum state. There also you have two sets of operator in Hamiltonian
What do the two sets of operators operate on?
 
  • #58
PeterDonis said:
you only have one set of number eigenstates
Note: I've said this several times now, but you should think carefully about whether you agree with it.
 
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  • #59
PeterDonis said:
Note: I've said this several times now, but you should think carefully about whether you agree with it.
Ok. I will ask my teacher about it.
 
  • #60
PeterDonis said:
I'm saying I don't understand why there are two sets of ladder operators in your Hamiltonian since you only have one set of number eigenstates. If you don't understand that either, perhaps you should ask your teacher.What do the two sets of operators operate on?
There those two set of operator will act on two states. One is coherent state which I will write in terms of vacuum state and other is vacuum state. So basically the two operator will act on two vacuum state
 
  • #61
deepalakshmi said:
There those two set of operator will act on two states.
What do those two states represent, physically--for example, in the beam splitter scenario?
 
  • #62
PeterDonis said:
What do those two states represent, physically--for example, in the beam splitter scenario?
They represent vacuum state .i.e zero fock state where there is no photons
 
  • #63
deepalakshmi said:
They represent vacuum state .i.e zero fock state where there is no photons
First, only one of the two kets in your initial state is the vacuum state, the other is the coherent state.

Second, you are missing the point. You have an initial state ##\ket{0} \ket{\alpha}##. This is a product of two kets. That means you have two physical degrees of freedom in the quantum system that this state describes. What are those two physical degrees of freedom, in, for example, the beam splitter scenario?

You then time evolve that initial state using a Hamiltonian to get a final state. That final state will also describe a quantum system with two physical degrees of freedom (but in general it won't be a product state, it will be entangled). What are those two physical degrees of freedom in the final state, in, for example, the beam splitter scenario? (Hint: they're not the same as the two physical degrees of freedom in the initial state, because of the beam splitter.)
 
  • #64
PeterDonis said:
First, only one of the two kets in your initial state is the vacuum state, the other is the coherent state.

Second, you are missing the point. You have an initial state ##\ket{0} \ket{\alpha}##. This is a product of two kets. That means you have two physical degrees of freedom in the quantum system that this state describes. What are those two physical degrees of freedom, in, for example, the beam splitter scenario?

You then time evolve that initial state using a Hamiltonian to get a final state. That final state will also describe a quantum system with two physical degrees of freedom (but in general it won't be a product state, it will be entangled). What are those two physical degrees of freedom in the final state, in, for example, the beam splitter scenario? (Hint: they're not the same as the two physical degrees of freedom in the initial state, because of the beam splitter.)
I can write coherent state in terms of vacuum state. So I have two vacuum state. Secondly for this initial state, the final state is not entangled. Lastly I don't know anything about degrees of freedom.
 
  • #65
deepalakshmi said:
I can write coherent state in terms of vacuum state. So I have two vacuum state. Secondly for this initial state, the final state is not entangled. Lastly I don't know anything about degrees of freedom.
Thanks for mentioning degrees of freedom in Quantum states. I will learn about it.
 
  • #66
deepalakshmi said:
I can write coherent state in terms of vacuum state.
No, you can't. Only one term in the infinite sum of number eigenstates in the formula for a coherent state is the ##n = 0## term, i.e., the vacuum state. All the other terms have ##n > 0## so they contain some nonzero number of photons.

deepalakshmi said:
I don't know anything about degrees of freedom.
Degrees of freedom are what kets refer to. If you have a product of two kets, you have two degrees of freedom. Physically, kets generally describe physical systems that can interact with other physical systems.
 
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  • #67
PeterDonis said:
No, you can't. Only one term in the infinite sum of number eigenstates in the formula for a coherent state is the ##n = 0## term, i.e., the vacuum state. All the other terms have ##n > 0## so they contain some nonzero number of photons.
 
  • #68
I can write coherent state as (displacement operator) ( vacuum state). Let us stop this discussion for now. I will reply later if you ask any question
 
  • #69
deepalakshmi said:
I can write coherent state as (displacement operator) ( vacuum state).
Ok, so this is what you meant by writing a coherent state "in terms of" the vacuum state. I can similarly write any state "in terms of" any other state by just finding the appropriate operator to apply. So this "in terms of" doesn't seem very useful to me.

deepalakshmi said:
I will reply later if you ask any question
You still have not replied to the most important question I have asked, several times now: what do the two kets in your initial state ##\ket{0} \ket{\alpha}## refer to in the beam splitter scenario? To put it as simply as possible: this state says you have one "thing" that is in the vacuum state, and another "thing" that is in the coherent state ##\ket{\alpha}##. What are these two "things" in the beam splitter scenario?
 
  • #70
Hi, @PeterDonis . If I understand OP correctly, then the annihilation operator ##a## is just the same as ##b##, only that ##a## operates in the space of the first photon, while ##b## lives in that of the second photon. They just pick different names to distinguish from each other.

I am not sure whether the beam splitter scenario is suitable or not. Normally, I would set a scheme that a pump laser is transformed into two entangled beams via a nonlinear crystal, and then those two beams will evolve differently where operators ##a## and ##b## come in.
 
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  • #71
This is my calculation (final state using hamiltonian) for your reference:
The initial state is
$$|\psi(0)\rangle = |\alpha\rangle|0\rangle$$

The time evolved state is
$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-i H t} |\alpha\rangle |0\rangle$$

$$ = e^{-i H t} e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \ket{n} } |0\rangle$$

$$ = e^{-i H t} e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} } |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

Inserting ##U U^\dagger##

$$= e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} e^{-i H t} \frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} e^{i H t}e^{-i H t}} |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

We know that ##U a^\dagger U^\dagger=(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )^n##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle =e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \frac{(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )^n}{\sqrt{n!}} |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

Using binomial expression and using the property ##{(a^\dagger)^{n-p}} |0\rangle = \sqrt{(n-p)!}|(n-p)\rangle##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n \sum_p \frac{\sqrt{n!}}{\sqrt{p!}\sqrt{n-p}!} ((isin(t))^p)((cost(t))^{n-p}\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}|p\rangle|n-p\rangle$$

Substitute ##\alpha^n = {\alpha^p}{\alpha}^{n-p}##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_p\frac{((\alpha)^p)(isin(t))^p}{\sqrt{p!}}|p\rangle\sum_{n-p}\frac{((\alpha)^{n-p})(cos(t))^{n-p}}{\sqrt{n-p!}}|n-p\rangle$$

$$|\psi(t)\rangle=|\alpha isin(t)\rangle |\alpha cos(t)\rangle$$
 
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  • #72
deepalakshmi said:
This is my calculation (final state using hamiltonian) for your reference:
The initial state is##|\psi(0)\rangle = |\alpha\rangle|0\rangle##
The time evolved state is
##|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-i H t} |\alpha\rangle|0\rangle##
## = e^{-i H t}e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_n\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}|\alpha\rangle##

## = e^{-i H t}e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_n\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}\frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{{\sqrt{n!}}|0\rangle|0\rangle##

Inserting #U U\dagger#
##= e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_n\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}e^{-i H t}\frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{{\sqrt{n!}}e^{i H t}e^{-i H t}|0\rangle|0\rangle##

We know that #U a\dagger U\dagger=(a\dagger cos t+i b\dagger sin t )^n
##|\psi(t)\rangle =e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_n\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}\frac{(a^\dagger cos t+i b\dagger sin t )^n}{{\sqrt{n!}}0\rangle 0\rangle##

Using binomial expression and using the property {(a\dagger)^n-p}0\rangle={\sqrt{(n-p)!}(|n-p)!\rangle##

##|\psi(t)\rangle =e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_n\sum_p\frac{(\sqrt{n!})}{\sqrt{(p!)|sqrt(n-p)!}} ((isin(t))^p)((cost(t))^n-p)\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}|p\rangle|n-p\rangle##
Substitute #\alpha^n={ alpha^p}{alpha}^n-p#
##|\psi(t)\rangle =e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}}\sum_p\frac{((\alpha)^p)(isin(t))^p}{\sqrt{p!}}|p\rangle\sum_n-p\frac{((\alpha)^n-p)(cos(t))^n-p}{\sqrt{n-p!}}|n-p\rangle##
##|\psi(t)\rangle=|\alphaisin(t)\rangle|\alphacos(t)\rangle##
can someone edit this?
 
  • #73
Haorong Wu said:
the annihilation operator ##a## is just the same as ##b##
This contradicts this:

Haorong Wu said:
only that ##a## operates in the space of the first photon, while ##b## lives in that of the second photon.
This means they are not the same operator, since they act on different degrees of freedom (each photon is a different degree of freedom). They are the same "kind" of operator (ladder operators on a one-photon Hilbert space), but they're not the same operator.

Haorong Wu said:
I am not sure whether the beam splitter scenario is suitable or not.
It can be; each of the two input arms of the beam splitter can be described by a one-photon Hilbert space, so the input state ##\ket{0} \ket{\alpha}## would just mean that input arm #1 is in the vacuum state (nothing is being pumped into it), while input arm #2 has coherent state ##\alpha## being pumped into it.
 
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  • #74
deepalakshmi said:
can someone edit this?
I've edited the post as best I can, but some of the expressions don't make sense to me.
 
  • #75
PeterDonis said:
I've edited the post as best I can
Btw, @deepalakshmi, I strongly suggest using the \ket operator in LaTeX instead of trying to manually put in vertical lines and right angle brackets. PF recently added support for the set of standard QM LaTeX codes, of which \ket is one, and it makes QM equations a lot easier to post.
 
  • #76
deepalakshmi said:
This is my calculation (final state using hamiltonian) for your reference:
The initial state is
$$|\psi(0)\rangle = |\alpha\rangle|0\rangle$$

The time evolved state is
$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-i H t} |\alpha\rangle |0\rangle$$

$$ = e^{-i H t} e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \ket{n} } |0\rangle$$

$$ = e^{-i H t} e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} } |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

Inserting ##U U^\dagger##

$$= e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n{ \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} e^{-i H t} \frac{(a^\dagger)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} e^{i H t}e^{-i H t}} |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

We know that ##U a^\dagger U^\dagger=(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle =e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n \frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}} \frac{(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )^n}{\sqrt{n!}} |0\rangle |0\rangle$$

Using binomial expression and using the property ##{(a^\dagger)^{n-p}} |0\rangle = \sqrt{(n-p)!}|(n-p)\rangle##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_n \sum_p \frac{\sqrt{n!}}{\sqrt{p!}\sqrt{n-p}!} ((isin(t))^p)((cost(t))^{n-p}\frac{(\alpha)^n}{\sqrt{n!}}|p\rangle|n-p\rangle$$

Substitute ##\alpha^n = {\alpha^p}{\alpha}^{n-p}##

$$|\psi(t)\rangle = e^{-\frac{|\alpha|^2}{2}} \sum_p\frac{((\alpha)^p)(isin(t))^p}{\sqrt{p!}}|p\rangle\sum_{n-p}\frac{((\alpha)^{n-p})(cos(t))^{n-p}}{\sqrt{n-p!}}|n-p\rangle$$

$$|\psi(t)\rangle=|\alpha isin(t)\rangle |\alpha cos(t)\rangle$$
This is how I got my final state
 
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  • #77
@PeterDonis Sorry, I stated it incorrectly.

@deepalakshmi . After utilizing ##U a^\dagger U^\dagger##, where is the ## e^{-i H t}## before ## |0\rangle |0\rangle##? Also, ##U a^\dagger U^\dagger=(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )^n## is not consistent with its following equation. Maybe you mean ## U a^\dagger U^\dagger=a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t ##?
 
  • #78
e^{-iHt} on |0\rangle |0\rangle becomes| 0\rangle|0\rangle. Yes ##U a^\dagger U^\dagger=(a^\dagger cos t+i b^\dagger sin t )##
 
  • #79
Is my evolution of initial state correct?. My final state is looking odd because of sin and cos terms. But this is the answer I am getting.
 
  • #80
deepalakshmi said:
Is my evolution of initial state correct?
What would you expect the final state to look like, on physical grounds? As John Wheeler once said, never do a calculation unless you already know the answer.
 
  • #81
PeterDonis said:
What would you expect the final state to look like, on physical grounds? As John Wheeler once said, never do a calculation unless you already know the answer.
I don't know the answer. I just tried to solve it. If my calculation is right then my answer will be right.
 
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  • #82
deepalakshmi said:
I don't know the answer.
Have you tried to think about what the answer might be, physically? That's what Wheeler was talking about: think about the physics first, before trying to do the math.
 
  • #83
PeterDonis said:
Have you tried to think about what the answer might be, physically? That's what Wheeler was talking about: think about the physics first, before trying to do the math.
I saw a paper which is similar to my question. There, the initial state was two coherent state which has my hamiltonian. Its final state was given as two coherent state in which each coherent state is mentioned as̃ α1 = α1 cos λt − iα2 sin λt, α 2 = α2 cos λt − iα1 sin λt. There was no calculation for this. Just answer was given in that paper. I had already given link to you for that paper.
 
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  • #84
deepalakshmi said:
I saw a paper which is similar to my question. There, the initial state was two coherent state which has my hamiltonian. Its final state was given as two coherent state in which each coherent state is mentioned as̃ α1 = α1 cos λt − iα2 sin λt, α 2 = α2 cos λt − iα1 sin λt. There was no calculation for this. Just answer was given in that paper. I had already given link to you for that paper.
What does any of this have to do with the question I asked you?
 
  • #85
PeterDonis said:
What does any of this have to do with the question I asked you?
You asked me whether have I tried to think my answer? I am telling you that I took that paper as reference and got this answer.
 
  • #86
deepalakshmi said:
You asked me whether have I tried to think my answer?
Whether you have tried to think about what you would expect the answer to be, physically.

deepalakshmi said:
I am telling you that I took that paper as reference and got this answer.
So in other words, no, you have not tried to think about what you would expect the answer to be, physically. You are just accepting the authority of that paper without trying to think about what it means and whether it makes sense.

Based on that, I don't see any point in continuing this thread further. Thread closed.
 
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