Bogoliubov vacuum 2026-10-25
A Bogoliubov vacuum is annihilated by the quasiparticle linear operators that diagonalize a stable quadratic bosonic Hamiltonian. If , its original-mode occupation number is . It is generally a multimode squeezed vacuum rather than the original Fock vacuum. In infinitely many modes, existence in the original Fock space requires a separate convergence analysis.
The Holstein–Primakoff transformation realizes a spin algebra using bosonic creation operators and bosonic annihilation operators. A boson counts a unit of spin deviation from the local positive quantization axis: with . The square root in supplies the correct spin-ladder matrix elements. In particular,Their commutator is on every physical number state, reproducing the Spin commutation relations. Although the oscillator Fock space is infinite, the physical subspace is onlyThe order of the square root and oscillator operator matters in obtaining these coefficients.
When the spin deviations are dilute, expand the square root in . The leading transverse operators are linear in the bosonic creation operators and bosonic annihilation operators and turn exchange interactions into a quadratic Hamiltonian, which can be diagonalized. Higher powers describe interactions between spin waves. The method therefore organizes corrections by inverse powers of about an ordered classical configuration. Large alone is insufficient: the average depletion must remain small compared with . Possible problems include the occupation constraint after truncation, noncollinear order requiring site-dependent axis rotations, zero modes, and infrared fluctuations that destroy the assumed dilute expansion.
The Holstein–Primakoff transformation realizes a spin algebra using bosonic creation operators and bosonic annihilation operators. A boson counts a unit of spin deviation from the local positive quantization axis: with . The square root in supplies the correct spin-ladder matrix elements. In particular,Their commutator is on every physical number state, reproducing the Spin commutation relations. Although the oscillator Fock space is infinite, the physical subspace is onlyThe order of the square root and oscillator operator matters in obtaining these coefficients.
When the spin deviations are dilute, expand the square root in . The leading transverse operators are linear in the bosonic creation operators and bosonic annihilation operators and turn exchange interactions into a quadratic Hamiltonian, which can be diagonalized. Higher powers describe interactions between spin waves. The method therefore organizes corrections by inverse powers of about an ordered classical configuration. Large alone is insufficient: the average depletion must remain small compared with . Possible problems include the occupation constraint after truncation, noncollinear order requiring site-dependent axis rotations, zero modes, and infrared fluctuations that destroy the assumed dilute expansion.