Coherent orthogonal polynomials

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2013.04.017zbMATH Open1286.81110arXiv1205.6353OpenAlexW2081563580MaRDI QIDQ2443671FDOQ2443671

Authors: Mariano A. del Olmo, E. Celeghini 

Publication date: 8 April 2014

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss as a fundamental characteristic of orthogonal polynomials like the existence of a Lie algebra behind them, can be added to their other relevant aspects. At the basis of the complete framework for orthogonal polynomials we put thus --in addition to differential equations, recurrence relations, Hilbert spaces and square integrable functions-- Lie algebra theory. We start here from the square integrable functions on the open connected subset of the real line whose bases are related to orthogonal polynomials. All these one-dimensional continuous spaces allow, besides the standard uncountable basis $|x>$, for an alternative countable basis $|n>$. The matrix elements that relate these two bases are essentially the orthogonal polynomials: Hermite polynomials for the line and Laguerre and Legendre polynomials for the half-line and the line interval, respectively. Differential recurrence relations of orthogonal polynomials allow us to realize that they determine a unitary representation of a non-compact Lie algebra, whose second order Casimir $calC$ gives rise to the second order differential equation that defines the corresponding family of orthogonal polynomials. Thus, the Weyl-Heisenberg algebra $h(1)$ with $calC=0$ for Hermite polynomials and $su(1,1)$ with $calC=-1/4$ for Laguerre and Legendre polynomials are obtained. Starting from the orthogonal polynomials the Lie algebra is extended both to the whole space of the ${calL}^2$ functions and to the corresponding Universal Enveloping Algebra and transformation group. Generalized coherent states from each vector in the space ${calL}^2$ and, in particular, generalized coherent polynomials are thus obtained.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.6353

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zbMATH Keywords

coherent statesquantum mechanicsorthogonal polynomialsgroup representation theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) Orthogonal polynomials and functions of hypergeometric type (Jacobi, Laguerre, Hermite, Askey scheme, etc.) (33C45) Coherent states (81R30)

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Uses Software

• Digital Library of Mathematical Functions

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