Fock state

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Quantum state
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs number state
gptkbp:annihilationOperatorAction a|n⟩ = sqrt(n)|n-1⟩
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Fock_space
gptkbp:creationOperatorAction a†|n⟩ = sqrt(n+1)|n+1⟩
gptkbp:definedIn definite number of particles
gptkbp:describedBy quantized electromagnetic field
quantized harmonic oscillator
gptkbp:eigenstateOf number operator
gptkbp:eigenvalueOfNumberOperator n
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fock state
gptkbp:mathematicalRepresentation |n⟩
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Vladimir_Fock
gptkbp:orthogonalTo other Fock states with different n
gptkbp:photonNumberVariance zero
gptkbp:photonStatistics sub-Poissonian
gptkbp:powerSource (n+1/2)ħω for harmonic oscillator
gptkbp:superpositionPossible yes
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:quantum_metrology
quantum optics
quantum information
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vladimir_Fock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5