Operator-based derivation of phonon modes and characterization of correlations for trapped ions at zero and finite temperature

We present a self-contained operator-based approach to derive the spectrum of trapped ions. This approach provides the complete normal form of the low-energy quadratic Hamiltonian in terms of bosonic phonons, as well as an effective free-particle degree of freedom for each spontaneously broken spati...

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Main Authors: Hofstetter, W., Poletti, D., Bissbort, Ulf
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109759