Generalized approach to minimal uncertainty products

A general technique to construct quantum states that saturate uncertainty products using variational methods is developed. Such a method allows one to numerically compute uncertainties in cases where the Robertson-Schrodinger (RS) uncertainty approach fails. To demonstrate the limitations of the RS approach, the ([Delta]x2 )([Delta]p) relation is examined using both the variational and direct method.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Mendoza, Douglas M

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Roman W. Jackiw.

• Physics.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/83805

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/83805