arXiv · quant-ph/0510079
Monomiality principle, Sheffer-type polynomials and the normal ordering problem
Abstract
We solve the boson normal ordering problem for $(q(a^†)a+v(a^†))^n$ with arbitrary functions $q(x)$ and $v(x)$ and integer $n$, where $a$ and $a^†$ are boson annihilation and creation operators, satisfying $[a,a^†]=1$. This consequently provides the solution for the exponential $e^{λ(q(a^†)a+v(a^†))}$ generalizing the shift operator. In the course of these considerations we define and explore the monomiality principle and find its representations. We exploit the properties of Sheffer-type polynomials which constitute the inherent structure of this problem. In the end we give some examples illustrating the utility of the method and point out the relation to combinatorial structures.
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K A Penson, P Blasiak, G Dattoli, G H E Duchamp, A Horzela, A I Solomon. 2005-10-21. Monomiality principle, Sheffer-type polynomials and the normal ordering problem. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596%2F30%2F1%2F012
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