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A characterization of the classical states of the quantum harmonic oscillator by means of de Finetti's theorem

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Integral representations of statistical operators in terms of coherent states are derived by means of a quantum version of the Poisson limit of de Finetti's theorem.

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  1. A. Srivastav

    Present address: Institut für Diskrete Mathematik, Universität Bonn, D-5300, Bonn, Germany

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Bach, A., Srivastav, A. A characterization of the classical states of the quantum harmonic oscillator by means of de Finetti's theorem. Commun.Math. Phys. 123, 453–462 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01238810

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