PhyslibAlpha.QuantumMechanics.HilbertSpaces.FiniteTarget.ProductState
Product states of a product of finite targets
i. Overview
The product state `(ψ ⊗ φ) (a, b) = ψ a φ b` of two unit vectors describes two uncorrelated coordinates. An observable acting on one coordinate only sees that coordinate: its mean, its variance, its covariance with another such observable and their centered Gram defect are those of the factor state.
ii. Key results
- `prodVec` : the product vector `ψ ⊗ φ`, of norm `‖ψ‖ ‖φ‖` by `norm_prodVec`. - `onFst_prodVec`, `onSnd_prodVec` : `(A ⊗ 1) (ψ ⊗ φ) = A ψ ⊗ φ` and `(1 ⊗ B) (ψ ⊗ φ) = ψ ⊗ B φ`. - `onFstObservable`, `onSndObservable` : an observable acting on one coordinate. - `variance_onFstObservable`, `covariance_onFstObservable`, `centeredGramDefect_onFstObservable` : the statistics of the first coordinate. - `variance_onSndObservable`, `covariance_onSndObservable`, `centeredGramDefect_onSndObservable` : the statistics of the second coordinate.
iii. Table of contents
- A. Product vectors
- B. Observables on one coordinate
- C. Statistics of the first coordinate
- D. Statistics of the second coordinate
A. Product vectors
B. Observables on one coordinate
C. Statistics of the first coordinate
D. Statistics of the second coordinate
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Product vector
For finite sets and , let and be finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. For vectors and , the product vector is a vector in the Hilbert space defined such that its components are given by for all and .
Components of Product Vector
For finite sets and , let and be vectors in their respective finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. For any pair , the component of the product vector at index is given by the product of the individual components:
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces indexed by finite sets and . For any vectors and , the complex inner product of the product vectors and is the product of their individual inner products:
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces indexed by finite sets and . For any vectors and , the norm of their product vector is equal to the product of their individual norms:
for unit vectors
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces indexed by finite sets and . If and are unit vectors (that is, and ), then their product vector is also a unit vector, satisfying .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces indexed by finite sets and . For any vectors and , the product vector (tensor product) satisfies .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. For any vector and vectors , the product vector (tensor product) distributes over subtraction in the second argument:
for real scalars
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces indexed by finite sets and . For any real scalar and vectors and , the product vector (tensor product) satisfies where denotes scalar multiplication and denotes the product vector operation.
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. For any real scalar , and vectors and , the product vector (tensor product) satisfies:
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. For any linear operator and vectors and , the action of the operator on the first factor of the product vector is given by . That is, , where denotes the operator acting on the first coordinate of the product space .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. For any linear operator and any vectors and , let be the operator on the product space that acts only on the second coordinate. Then: where denotes the product vector in .
Observable acting on the first coordinate
Given an observable (a self-adjoint linear operator) acting on the finite-dimensional complex Hilbert space , `onFstObservable` defines the corresponding observable on the product Hilbert space that acts only on the first subsystem. This represents the operator , where is the identity operator on . For a state vector , the action is given by where and denotes the matrix elements of with respect to the standard basis of .
Observable acting on the second coordinate of
For an observable acting on the finite-dimensional complex Hilbert space , `onSndObservable B` is the observable on the product Hilbert space that acts on the second coordinate. Mathematically, this represents the operator , where is the identity operator on .
Expectation of an observable on the first subsystem of a product state equals the expectation on the factor state
Let and be unit vectors in finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces and . Let be an observable (a self-adjoint operator) acting on , and let be the corresponding observable acting on the first subsystem of the product space . The expectation value of in the product state is equal to the expectation value of in the state :
Fluctuation of on equals (Fluctuation of on )
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors, and let be their product vector. For any observable acting on , let be the corresponding observable acting on the first coordinate of the product space. The fluctuation vector of with respect to the state is given by the tensor product of the fluctuation vector of with respect to and the vector : where denotes the expectation value in the state .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. For any unit vectors and (satisfying and ), and any observable acting on , the variance of the observable (the observable acting on the first subsystem) in the product state defined by is equal to the variance of in the vector state defined by : where denotes the variance of an observable with respect to a state .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors (i.e., and ), and let be their product vector in the tensor product space . For any observables acting on , let and be the corresponding observables acting on the first coordinate of the product space. The covariance of and with respect to the product state is equal to the covariance of and with respect to the state :
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors, and let and be the vector states associated with and the product vector respectively (where ). For any two observables acting on , let and be the corresponding observables acting on the first coordinate of the product Hilbert space . Then the centered Gram defect of and in the product state is equal to the centered Gram defect of and in the state :
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Given unit vectors and , the expectation value of an observable acting on the second coordinate of the product space with respect to the product state is equal to the expectation value of with respect to the factor state . Mathematically, where denotes the vector state associated with a unit vector (defined by ), and represents the observable acting as the identity on and as on .
Fluctuation of under an observable on the second coordinate
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors, and let be their product vector in . For any observable acting on , let be the corresponding observable acting on the second coordinate of the product space. The fluctuation vector of under is given by the product of and the fluctuation vector of under : where denotes the expectation value of the operator in the vector state defined by .
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces, and let and be unit vectors (i.e., and ). For any observable acting on , let denote the observable acting on the second coordinate of the product Hilbert space . Then the variance of with respect to the product vector state is equal to the variance of with respect to the state :
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces, and let and be unit vectors. Let denote the vector state associated with the product vector on the product space, and let denote the vector state associated with on . For any two observables and acting on , the covariance of their extensions to the second coordinate of the product space, and , is equal to the covariance of and in the state :
The Centered Gram Defect of Observables on the Second Coordinate in a Product State equals the Defect in the Factor State
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors (i.e., and ), and let denote the vector state associated with the product vector on the product Hilbert space . For any two observables acting on , let and be the corresponding observables acting only on the second coordinate of the product space. Then the centered Gram defect of and with respect to the state is equal to the centered Gram defect of and with respect to the state (the vector state associated with on ):
The State Vector is Orthogonal to the Fluctuation Vector
Let be a finite-dimensional complex Hilbert space. For any unit vector and any observable (a self-adjoint operator on ), let denote the expectation value of in the state . The fluctuation vector is defined as . Then the inner product of with the fluctuation vector is zero, meaning they are orthogonal:
for Observables on Different Coordinates in a Product State
Let and be finite-dimensional complex Hilbert spaces. Let and be unit vectors (i.e., and ). Let denote the vector state associated with the product vector on the product Hilbert space . For any observable acting on (with being its extension to the product space) and any observable acting on (with being its extension), the covariance between these two observables in the state is zero:
