On infinite-dimensional state spaces

DOI10.1063/1.4807079zbMATH Open1282.81114arXiv1202.3817OpenAlexW2094693542MaRDI QIDQ5402255FDOQ5402255

Authors: Tobias Fritz 

Publication date: 6 March 2014

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

Abstract: It is well-known that the canonical commutation relation $[x,p]=i$ can be realized only on an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. While any finite set of experimental data can also be explained in terms of a finite-dimensional Hilbert space by approximating the commutation relation, Occam's razor prefers the infinite-dimensional model in which $[x,p]=i$ holds on the nose. This reasoning one will necessarily have to make in any approach which tries to detect the infinite-dimensionality. One drawback of using the canonical commutation relation for this purpose is that it has unclear operational meaning. Here, we identify an operationally well-defined context from which an analogous conclusion can be drawn: if two unitary transformations $U,V$ on a quantum system satisfy the relation $V^{-1}{U}^{2}V=U^3$, then finite-dimensionality entails the relation $U{V}^{-1}UV=V^{-1}UVU$; this implication strongly fails in some infinite-dimensional realizations. This is a result from combinatorial group theory for which we give a new proof. This proof adapts to the consideration of cases where the assumed relation $V^{-1}{U}^{2}V=U^3$ holds only up to $eps$ and then yields a lower bound on the dimension.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1202.3817

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Commutation relations and statistics as related to quantum mechanics (general) (81S05) Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05)

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