Localization of relativistic particles and uncertainty relations

Daniel R. Terno
Phys. Rev. A 89, 042111 – Published 21 April 2014

Abstract

Localization of relativistic particles and their position-momentum uncertainty relations are not yet fully understood. We discuss two schemes of photon localization that are based on the energy density. One scheme produces a positive operator-valued measure for localization. It coincides with the number density operator and reproduces an effective 3×3 polarization density matrix. Another scheme results in a probability distribution that is conditioned on the detection. In both schemes the uncertainty relations for transversal position and momentum approach the Heisenberg bound ΔpΔz=12.

  • Received 6 August 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.89.042111

©2014 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Daniel R. Terno

  • Department of Physics & Astronomy, Macquarie University, Sydney NSW 2109, Australia

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Vol. 89, Iss. 4 — April 2014

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