Symplectic Polar Duality, Quantum Blobs, and Generalized Gaussians

MaRDI QIDQ6401944FDO

Authors Maurice de Gosson, Charlyne de Gosson

Publication date 13 June 2022

Function spaces arising in harmonic analysis (42B35) Convex sets in (n) dimensions (including convex hypersurfaces) (52A20) Geometry and quantization, symplectic methods (81S10) Convex sets without dimension restrictions (aspects of convex geometry) (52A05)

Abstract: We apply the notion of polar duality from convex geometry to the study of quantum covariance ellipsoids in symplectic phase space. We consider in particular the case of "quantum blobs" introduced in previous work; quantum blobs are the smallest symplectic invariant regions of the phase space compatible with the uncertainty principle in its strong Robertson--Schr"odinger form. We show that these phase space units can be characterized by a simple condition of reflexivity using polar duality, thus improving previous results. We apply these geometric constructions to the characterization of pure Gaussian states in terms of partial information on the covariance ellipsoid, which allows us to formulate statements related to symplectic tomography.

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