A Measure of Non-Classicality of Even and Odd Coherent States

A measure of non-classicality of even and odd coherent states is studied. We first calculate the Wigner functions of the even and odd coherent states, which consists of two terms： the positive-definite Gaussian term and the wave term with negativity, and then calculate the integrated value εmax of the wave term of the Wigner functions of the even and odd coherent states in their area with negativity, and use εmax to measure non-classicality of the even and odd coherent states. For the even and odd coherent states with certain photon count, it is very convenient for us to use εmax to measure their non-classicality. The methods of our definition and calculation for εmax have theoretical reference value.

Correlation Functions, Universal Ratios and Goldstone Mode Singularities in n-Vector Models

Correlation functions in the O(n)models below the critical temperature are considered.Based on Monte Carlo(MC)data,we confirm the fact stated earlier by Engels and Vogt,that the transverse two-plane correlation function of the O(4)model for lattice sizes about L=120 and small external fields h is very well described by a Gaussian approximation.However,we show that fits of not lower quality are provided by certain non-Gaussian approximation.We have also tested larger lattice sizes,up to L=512.The Fourier-transformed transverse and longitudinal two-point correlation functions have Goldstone mode singularities in the thermodynamic limit at k→0 and h=+0,i.e.,G_(⊥)(k)≈ak−λ_(⊥)and G_(||)(k)≈bk−λk,respectively.Here a and b are the amplitudes,k=|k|is the magnitude of the wave vector k.The exponentsλ_(⊥),λk and the ratio bM^(2)/a^(2),where M is the spontaneous magnetization,are universal according to the GFD(grouping of Feynman diagrams)approach.Here we find that the universality follows also from the standard(Gaussian)theory,yielding bM^(2)/a^(2)=(n−1)/16.Our MC estimates of this ratio are 0.06±0.01 for n=2,0.17±0.01 for n=4 and 0.498±0.010 for n=10.According to these and our earlier MC results,the asymptotic behavior and Goldstone mode singularities are not exactly described by the standard theory.This is expected from the GFD theory.We have found appropriate analytic approximations for G_(⊥)(k)and G_(||)(k),well fitting the simulation data for small k.We have used them to test the Patashinski-Pokrovski relation and have found that it holds approximately。