Physlib.QuantumMechanics.DDimensions.Operators.Position
Position operators
i. Overview
In this module we introduce several position operators for quantum mechanics on `Space d`.
ii. Key results
Definitions: - `positionOperator` : (components of) the position vector operator acting on Schwartz maps `𝓢(Space d, ℂ)` by multiplication by `xᵢ`. - `radiusRegPowOperator` : operator acting on Schwartz maps by multiplication by `(‖x‖² + ε²)^(s/2)`, a smooth regularization of `‖x‖ˢ`. - `positionUnboundedOperator` : a symmetric unbounded operator acting on the Schwartz submodule of the Hilbert space `SpaceDHilbertSpace d`. - `readiusRegPowUnboundedOperator` : a symmetric unbounded operator acting on the Schwartz submodule of the Hilbert space `SpaceDHilbertSpace d`. For `s ≤ 0` this operator is in fact bounded (by `|ε|ˢ`) and has natural domain the entire Hilbert space, but for uniformity we use the same domain for all `s`.
Notation: - `𝐱` for `positionOperator` - `𝐫₀` for `radiusRegPowOperator` - `𝐫` for `radiusPowOperator`
iii. Table of contents
- A. Schwartz operators - A.1. Position vector - A.2. Radius powers (regularized) - A.3. Radius powers - A.3.1. As limit of regularized operators - B. Unbounded operators - B.1. Position vector - B.2. Radius powers (regularized)
iv. References
A. Schwartz operators
A.1. Position vector
A.2. Radius powers (regularized)
A.3. Radius powers
#### A.3.1. As limit of regularized operators
B. Unbounded operators
B.1. Position vector
B.2. Radius powers (regularized)
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-th component of the position operator
For a given index , the -th component of the position operator is a continuous linear map from the Schwartz space to itself. It maps a Schwartz function to the product , where is the -th coordinate function on .
Notation for the position operator
The notation is defined to represent the position operator `positionOperator`, which acts as a continuous linear map on the Schwartz space .
Position vector operator in dimension
The notation denotes the position vector operator for a -dimensional space. It acts on the Schwartz space via pointwise multiplication by the coordinate vector , mapping a function to the vector of functions .
For any Schwartz function , the application of the -th component of the position operator to results in the function defined by the pointwise multiplication of the -th coordinate function and . That is, .
For any Schwartz function and any point , the result of applying the -th component of the position operator to and evaluating it at is given by the product of the -th coordinate of and the value of at . That is, .
Regularized norm power function
For a given dimension and real parameters , the function maps a position vector to the value . This function serves as a smooth regularization of the power of the norm .
for non-zero
Let be a natural number and be a non-zero real number. For any vector in the space , the sum of the squared norm of and the square of is strictly positive, i.e.,
for
For any dimension , any non-zero real number , and any real number , the regularized norm power function evaluated at any vector is strictly positive, i.e.,
The regularized norm power function has temperate growth
For any dimension , non-zero real number , and real power , the regularized norm power function on , defined by , has temperate growth.
Regularized radius power operator
For a given dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and an exponent , the regularized radius power operator is the continuous linear map from the Schwartz space to itself defined by the pointwise multiplication of a function by the smooth function . That is, .
Notation for the regularized radius power operator
The notation denotes the regularized radius power operator `radiusRegPowOperator`. For a given dimension , an invertible real regularization parameter , and a power , the operator acts on the Schwartz space by pointwise multiplication with the function .
Notation for the regularized radius power operator
The notation denotes the regularized radius power operator in dimension . This operator acts on functions in the Schwartz space via multiplication by the smooth function , which serves as a regularization of the radius power .
Action of the regularized radius power operator on Schwartz functions
For any dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and a real exponent , the regularized radius power operator applied to a Schwartz function is equal to the function .
Pointwise Action of the Regularized Radius Power Operator
For any dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and a real exponent , the value of the regularized radius power operator applied to a Schwartz function and evaluated at a point is given by .
For a given dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and exponents , the composition of the regularized radius power operators and acting on the Schwartz space satisfies: where is the operator defined by pointwise multiplication by the function .
For any dimension and any non-zero real regularization parameter , the regularized radius power operator for the exponent is equal to the identity continuous linear map on the Schwartz space . That is, .
For any dimension and any non-zero real regularization parameter , the sum of the squares of the -th components of the position operator on the Schwartz space satisfies the identity: where denotes the composition , is the regularized radius power operator for (which acts as multiplication by ), and is the identity operator on the Schwartz space.
Radius power operator
Given a real number , the radius power operator is a -linear map from the Schwartz space to the space of functions . For a Schwartz function , the operator is defined by , where denotes the Euclidean norm of the position vector .
Notation for the radius power operator
The symbol is the mathematical notation for the radius power operator. For a parameter , the operator (formally defined as `radiusPowOperator s`) acts on a Schwartz function by pointwise multiplication by the -th power of the Euclidean norm of the position vector, specifically .
For any dimension , real power , and Schwartz function , the radius power operator applied to is the function , where is the Euclidean norm of .
For any dimension , real exponent , Schwartz function , and position vector , the radius power operator applied to and evaluated at satisfies , where denotes the Euclidean norm of .
is at
For any dimension , real exponent , and Schwartz function , the function is of class at any point such that , for any .
is Strongly Measurable
For any dimension , real exponent , and Schwartz function , the function is strongly measurable, where denotes the Euclidean norm on .
is square-integrable for
For any dimension and real exponent such that , the function defined by is square-integrable for any Schwartz function . That is, belongs to the Hilbert space .
Neighborhood filter of in
The filter on the set of non-zero real numbers (the units of ) defined as the preimage of the neighborhood filter of in under the inclusion map . A set belongs to this filter if there exists an such that the punctured neighborhood is contained in .
The filter of punctured neighborhoods of in is non-trivial
Let denote the set of non-zero real numbers. The filter of punctured neighborhoods of in (defined as the neighborhood filter of in the subspace ) is non-trivial, meaning it is not the bottom filter and thus every set in the filter is non-empty.
as for
For any dimension , real exponent , and Schwartz function , let be a position vector such that . Then the value of the regularized radius power operator converges to the value of the radius power operator as the regularization parameter approaches through non-zero real values.
Pointwise convergence as for or
For any dimension , real exponent , and Schwartz function , if either or the function vanishes at the origin (), then the regularized radius power function converges pointwise to the radius power function as the regularization parameter approaches through non-zero real values.
almost everywhere as
For a positive dimension , a real exponent , and a Schwartz function , the value of the regularized radius power operator converges to the value of the radius power operator as the regularization parameter approaches (through non-zero real values) for almost every . Here, and .
Pointwise almost everywhere limit of as is iff a.e.
For a positive dimension , real exponent , Schwartz function , and function , the regularized radius power function converges pointwise to for almost every as the regularization parameter approaches through non-zero real values if and only if is equal to the radius power function almost everywhere with respect to the Lebesgue measure.
-th component of the position operator on the Schwartz submodule
For a given index , the -th component of the position operator on the Schwartz submodule is a linear map from the Schwartz submodule of the Hilbert space to itself. It maps a Schwartz function to the product , where is the -th coordinate function on . This definition specifically realizes the position operator as an operator acting within the context of the Schwartz space as a dense subspace of the system's Hilbert space.
The position operator is symmetric
For a given index , the -th component of the position operator , acting as a linear operator on the Schwartz submodule of the Hilbert space , is symmetric. That is, for any two functions and in the Schwartz submodule, the inner product satisfies .
Position unbounded operator
For a given dimension and an index , the -th component of the position operator is an unbounded operator on the Hilbert space (represented by `SpaceDHilbertSpace d`). It is defined with the Schwartz space as its dense domain. The operator acts by mapping a Schwartz function to the product , where is the -th coordinate function. This definition utilizes the symmetry of the position operator on the Schwartz submodule to establish it as a symmetric unbounded operator on the entire Hilbert space.
Regularized radius power operator on the Schwartz submodule
For a given dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and an exponent , the regularized radius power operator on the Schwartz submodule is a -linear map from the Schwartz submodule of the Hilbert space to itself. This operator acts on a function by pointwise multiplication with the smooth regularization of the radius power function, .
The regularized radius power operator on the Schwartz submodule is symmetric
For any dimension , any non-zero real regularization parameter , and any real exponent , the regularized radius power operator on the Schwartz submodule of —defined by the pointwise multiplication of a function by the function —is a symmetric operator.
Regularized radius power unbounded operator on
For a given dimension , a non-zero real regularization parameter , and a real exponent , the regularized radius power unbounded operator is an unbounded operator on the Hilbert space . It is defined with the dense submodule of Schwartz functions as its domain, acting on a function by pointwise multiplication: . The operator is constructed as a symmetric operator using the fact that this multiplication map is symmetric on the Schwartz space.
