Instead of a commutation relation [â, â¹] = 1 which is true for photons, assume that the creation and annihilation operators satisfy âât +â¹â = 1 Show that the number operator N = â¹â satisfies âÑ = (1 – Ñ)â â¹Ñ = (1 - №)ât Prove that if one eigenvalue of N is n = 0, there is only one other eigenvalue, n = 1. (This means that there cannot be more than one particle in the particular state associated with the operators ¡ât and â.)
Instead of a commutation relation [â, â¹] = 1 which is true for photons, assume that the creation and annihilation operators satisfy âât +â¹â = 1 Show that the number operator N = â¹â satisfies âÑ = (1 – Ñ)â â¹Ñ = (1 - №)ât Prove that if one eigenvalue of N is n = 0, there is only one other eigenvalue, n = 1. (This means that there cannot be more than one particle in the particular state associated with the operators ¡ât and â.)
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![Instead of a commutation relation [â, â¹] = 1
which is true for photons, assume that the creation
and annihilation operators satisfy â↠+ â¹â = 1
Show that the number operator N = â¹â satisfies
âÑ = (1 - Ñ)â
atŃ = (1-N)at
Prove that if one eigenvalue of N is n = 0, there is
only one other eigenvalue, n = 1. (This means that
there cannot be more than one particle in the
particular state associated with the operators
¡ât and â.)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F7884b924-5cdd-48a3-9dc8-094cb1f0ef41%2F40d04373-14b1-431c-bf90-6d1f231766e5%2Fb9kjao_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Instead of a commutation relation [â, â¹] = 1
which is true for photons, assume that the creation
and annihilation operators satisfy â↠+ â¹â = 1
Show that the number operator N = â¹â satisfies
âÑ = (1 - Ñ)â
atŃ = (1-N)at
Prove that if one eigenvalue of N is n = 0, there is
only one other eigenvalue, n = 1. (This means that
there cannot be more than one particle in the
particular state associated with the operators
¡ât and â.)
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