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Past exam of the theoretical physics II course of the University of Cambridge 2015 Paper 1 4 c Solution by
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The stated annihilation conditions can be solved algebraically, even though (b) shows they are not ground-state conditions for the full printed Hamiltonian. Invert the canonical transformation:For , the commutators giveThus both and annihilate it precisely whenThe normalized two-mode squeezed vacuum isThe factorial from the exponential cancels those generated by the two creation operators. Normalization follows from a geometric series; the problem does not require its value, but it makes the subsequent partial trace explicit.
For comparison, the actual ground wave function of the printed stable Hamiltonian isIt follows directly from the two normal-mode Gaussian vacua. The proposed is instead the exact ground state of the distinct pair-coupling Hamiltonian under its stability condition. Omitting the remaining terms of silently would change the problem.
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