Pauli's theorem and quantum canonical pairs: the consistency of a bounded, self–adjoint time operator canonically conjugate to a Hamiltonian with non–empty point spectrum

DOI10.1098/RSPA.2001.0874zbMATH Open1029.81041arXivquant-ph/9908033OpenAlexW3098631745MaRDI QIDQ4545338FDOQ4545338

Authors: Eric A. Galapon 

Publication date: 15 August 2002

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In single Hilbert space, Pauli's well-known theorem implies that the existence of a self-adjoint time operator canonically conjugate to a given Hamiltonian signifies that the time operator and the Hamiltonian possess completely continuous spectra spanning the entire real line. Thus the conclusion that there exists no self-adjoint time operator conjugate to a semibounded or discrete Hamiltonian despite some well-known illustrative counterexamples. In this paper we evaluate Pauli's theorem against the single Hilbert space formulation of quantum mechanics, and consequently show the consistency of assuming a bounded, self-adjoint time operator canonically conjugate to a Hamiltonian with an unbounded, or semibounded, or finite point spectrum. We point out Pauli's implicit assumptions and show that they are not consistent in a single Hilbert space. We demonstrate our analysis by giving two explicit examples. Moreover, we clarify issues sorrounding the different solutions to the canonical commutation relations, and, consequently, expand the class of acceptable canonical pairs beyond the solutions required by Pauli's theorem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9908033

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spectral sets of linear operators (47A25) Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences (47N50) Commutation relations and statistics as related to quantum mechanics (general) (81S05)

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