TY - JOUR
T1 - Majorana stellar representation of twisted photons
AU - Fabre, Nicolas
AU - Klimov, Andrei B.
AU - Murenzi, Romain
AU - Gazeau, Jean Pierre
AU - Sánchez-Soto, Luis L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - Majorana stellar representation, which visualizes a quantum spin as points on the Bloch sphere, allows quantum mechanics to accommodate the concept of trajectory, the hallmark of classical physics. We extend this notion to the discrete cylinder, which is the phase space of the canonical pair angle and orbital angular momentum. We demonstrate that the geometrical properties of the ensuing constellations aptly encapsulate the quantumness of the state.
AB - Majorana stellar representation, which visualizes a quantum spin as points on the Bloch sphere, allows quantum mechanics to accommodate the concept of trajectory, the hallmark of classical physics. We extend this notion to the discrete cylinder, which is the phase space of the canonical pair angle and orbital angular momentum. We demonstrate that the geometrical properties of the ensuing constellations aptly encapsulate the quantumness of the state.
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.L032006
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.L032006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166024907
SN - 2643-1564
VL - 5
JO - Physical Review Research
JF - Physical Review Research
IS - 3
M1 - L032006
ER -