The minimal length and the Shannon entropic uncertainty relation (Q2364177)

Summary: In the framework of the generalized uncertainty principle, the position and momentum operators obey the modified commutation relation \(\left[X, P\right] = i \hbar \left(1 + \beta P^2\right)\), where \(\beta\) is the deformation parameter. Since the validity of the uncertainty relation for the Shannon entropies proposed by Beckner, Bialynicki-Birula, and Mycielski (BBM) depends on both the algebra and the used representation, we show that using the formally self-adjoint representation, that is, \(X = x\) and \(P = \tan \left(\sqrt{\beta} p\right) / \sqrt{\beta}\), where \([x, p] = i \hbar\), the BBM inequality is still valid in the form \(S_x + S_p \geq 1 + \ln \pi\) as well as in ordinary quantum mechanics. We explicitly indicate this result for the harmonic oscillator in the presence of the minimal length.