Extreme covariant quantum observables in the case of an abelian symmetry group and a transitive value space

DOI10.1063/1.3668317zbMATH Open1273.81090arXiv1105.1084OpenAlexW2014673147MaRDI QIDQ2853579FDOQ2853579

Authors: Erkka Theodor Haapasalo, Pellonpää 

Publication date: 16 October 2013

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

Abstract: We represent quantum observables as POVMs (normalized positive operator valued measures) and consider convex sets of observables which are covariant with respect to a unitary representation of a locally compact Abelian symmetry group $G$. The value space of such observables is a transitive $G$-space. We characterize the extreme points of covariant observables and also determine the covariant extreme points of the larger set of all quantum observables. The results are applied to position, position difference and time observables.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.1084

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zbMATH Keywords

convex sets of observables

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Unitary representations of locally compact groups (22D10) Vector-valued measures and integration (46G10) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20)

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