On the discrete Wigner function for SU(N)

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AB3BABMaRDI QIDQ6323133arXivFDO

Authors M. A. Marchiolli, Diógenes Galetti

Publication date 2 August 2019

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/AB3BAB

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Groups and algebras in quantum theory and relations with integrable systems (81R12)

arXiv classification

math-phmath.MPquant-phhep-lat

Abstract: We present a self-consistent theoretical framework for finite-dimensional discrete phase spaces that leads us to establish a well-grounded mapping scheme between Schwinger unitary operators and generators of the special unitary group $mathrmSU(N)$. This general mathematical construction provides a sound pathway to the formulation of a genuinely discrete Wigner function for arbitrary quantum systems described by finite-dimensional state vector spaces. To illustrate our results, we obtain a general discrete Wigner function for the group $mathrmSU(3)$ and apply this to the study of a particular three-level system. Moreover, we also discuss possible extensions to the discrete Husimi and Glauber-Sudarshan functions, as well as future investigations on multipartite quantum states.

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