In Hamiltonian mechanics, the linear canonical transformation (LCT) is a family of integral transforms that generalizes many classical transforms. It has 4 parameters and 1 constraint, so it is a 3-dimensional family, and can be visualized as the action of the special linear group SL2(R) on the time–frequency plane (domain). As this defines the original function up to a sign, this translates into an action of its double cover on the original function space.
The LCT generalizes the Fourier, fractional Fourier, Laplace, Gauss–Weierstrass, Bargmann and the Fresnel transforms as particular cases. The name "linear canonical transformation" is from canonical transformation, a map that preserves the symplectic structure, as SL2(R) can also be interpreted as the symplectic group Sp2, and thus LCTs are the linear maps of the time–frequency domain which preserve the symplectic form, and their action on the Hilbert space is given by the Metaplectic group.
The basic properties of the transformations mentioned above, such as scaling, shift, coordinate multiplication are considered. Any linear canonical transformation is related to affine transformations in phase space, defined by time-frequency or position-momentum coordinates.
Definition
editThe LCT can be represented in several ways; most easily,[1] it can be parameterized by a 2×2 matrix with determinant 1, i.e., an element of the special linear group SL2(C). Then for any such matrix with ad − bc = 1, the corresponding integral transform from a function to is defined as
Special cases
editMany classical transforms are special cases of the linear canonical transform:
Scaling
editScaling, , corresponds to scaling the time and frequency dimensions inversely (as time goes faster, frequencies are higher and the time dimension shrinks):
Fourier transform
editThe Fourier transform corresponds to a clockwise rotation by 90° in the time–frequency plane, represented by the matrix
Fractional Fourier transform
editThe fractional Fourier transform corresponds to rotation by an arbitrary angle; they are the elliptic elements of SL2(R), represented by the matrices The Fourier transform is the fractional Fourier transform when The inverse Fourier transform corresponds to
Fresnel transform
editThe Fresnel transform corresponds to shearing, and are a family of parabolic elements, represented by the matrices where z is distance, and λ is wavelength.
Laplace transform
editThe Laplace transform corresponds to rotation by 90° into the complex domain and can be represented by the matrix
Fractional Laplace transform
editThe fractional Laplace transform corresponds to rotation by an arbitrary angle into the complex domain and can be represented by the matrix[2] The Laplace transform is the fractional Laplace transform when The inverse Laplace transform corresponds to
Chirp multiplication
editChirp multiplication, , corresponds to :[citation needed]
Composition
editComposition of LCTs corresponds to multiplication of the corresponding matrices; this is also known as the additivity property of the Wigner distribution function (WDF). Occasionally the product of transforms can pick up a sign factor due to picking a different branch of the square root in the definition of the LCT. In the literature, this is called the metaplectic phase.
If the LCT is denoted by , i.e.
then
where
If is the , where is the LCT of , then
LCT is equal to the twisting operation for the WDF and the Cohen's class distribution also has the twisting operation.
We can freely use the LCT to transform the parallelogram whose center is at (0, 0) to another parallelogram which has the same area and the same center:
From this picture we know that the point (−1, 2) transform to the point (0, 1), and the point (1, 2) transform to the point (4, 3). As the result, we can write down the equations
Solve these equations gives (a, b, c, d) = (2, 1, 1, 1).
In optics and quantum mechanics
editParaxial optical systems implemented entirely with thin lenses and propagation through free space and/or graded-index (GRIN) media, are quadratic-phase systems (QPS); these were known before Moshinsky and Quesne (1974) called attention to their significance in connection with canonical transformations in quantum mechanics. The effect of any arbitrary QPS on an input wavefield can be described using the linear canonical transform, a particular case of which was developed by Segal (1963) and Bargmann (1961) in order to formalize Fock's (1928) boson calculus.[3]
In quantum mechanics, linear canonical transformations can be identified with the linear transformations which mix the momentum operator with the position operator and leave invariant the canonical commutation relations.
Applications
editCanonical transforms are used to analyze differential equations. These include diffusion, the Schrödinger free particle, the linear potential (free-fall), and the attractive and repulsive oscillator equations. It also includes a few others such as the Fokker–Planck equation. Although this class is far from universal, the ease with which solutions and properties are found makes canonical transforms an attractive tool for problems such as these.[4]
Wave propagation through air, a lens, and between satellite dishes are discussed here. All of the computations can be reduced to 2×2 matrix algebra. This is the spirit of LCT.
Electromagnetic wave propagation
editAssuming the system looks like as depicted in the figure, the wave travels from the (xi, yi) plane to the (x, y) plane. The Fresnel transform is used to describe electromagnetic wave propagation in free space:
where
- is the wave number,
- λ is the wavelength,
- z is the distance of propagation,
- is the imaginary unit.
This is equivalent to LCT (shearing), when
When the travel distance (z) is larger, the shearing effect is larger.
Spherical lens
editWith the lens as depicted in the figure, and the refractive index denoted as n, the result is[5]
where f is the focal length, and Δ is the thickness of the lens.
The distortion passing through the lens is similar to LCT, when
This is also a shearing effect: when the focal length is smaller, the shearing effect is larger.
Spherical mirror
editThe spherical mirror—e.g., a satellite dish—can be described as a LCT, with
This is very similar to lens, except focal length is replaced by the radius R of the dish. A spherical mirror with radius curvature of R is equivalent to a thin lens with the focal length f = −R/2 (by convention, R < 0 for concave mirror, R > 0 for convex mirror). Therefore, if the radius is smaller, the shearing effect is larger.
Joint free space and spherical lens
editThe relation between the input and output we can use LCT to represent
- If , it is reverse real image.
- If , it is Fourier transform+scaling
- If , it is fractional Fourier transform+scaling
Basic properties
editIn this part, we show the basic properties of LCT
Operator | Matrix of transform |
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Given a two-dimensional column vector we show some basic properties (result) for the specific input below:
Input | Output | Remark |
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where | ||
linearity | ||
Parseval's theorem | ||
where | complex conjugate | |
multiplication | ||
derivation | ||
modulation | ||
shift | ||
where | scaling | |
scaling | ||
1 | ||
where | ||
Example
editThe system considered is depicted in the figure to the right: two dishes – one being the emitter and the other one the receiver – and a signal travelling between them over a distance D. First, for dish A (emitter), the LCT matrix looks like this:
Then, for dish B (receiver), the LCT matrix similarly becomes:
Last, for the propagation of the signal in air, the LCT matrix is:
Putting all three components together, the LCT of the system is:
Relation to particle physics
editIt has been shown that it is possible to establish relations between some properties of quarks and leptons (including sterile neutrinos) and spin representation of multidimensional linear canonical transformations.[6][7] In this approach, the electric charge, weak hypercharge and weak isospin of the particles are expressed as linear combinations of some operators defined from the generators of the Clifford algebra associated with the spin representation of linear canonical transformations. The existence of Color charge is also explained in this framework.
The basic quantum state of a quark or a lepton (including momentum and position states) is in this context described by using the concepts of quantum phase space and phase space representation of quantum mechanics.[8]
See also
edit- Segal–Shale–Weil distribution, a metaplectic group of operators related to the chirplet transform
- Other time–frequency transforms:
- Applications:
Notes
edit- ^ de Bruijn, N. G. (1973). "A theory of generalized functions, with applications to Wigner distribution and Weyl correspondence", Nieuw Arch. Wiskd., III. Ser., 21, 205–280.
- ^ P. R. Deshmukh & A. S. Gudadhe (2011) Convolution structure for two version of fractional Laplace transform. Journal of Science and Arts, 2(15):143–150. "CORE". Archived from the original on 2012-12-23. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ K. B. Wolf (1979) Ch. 9: Canonical transforms.
- ^ K. B. Wolf (1979) Ch. 9 & 10.
- ^ Goodman, Joseph W. (2005), Introduction to Fourier optics (3rd ed.), Roberts and Company Publishers, ISBN 0-9747077-2-4, §5.1.3, pp. 100–102.
- ^ R. T. Ranaivoson et al (2021) Phys. Scr. 96, 065204, arXiv:1804.10053 [quant-ph]
- ^ Raoelina Andriambololona et al (2021) J. Phys. Commun. 5 091001, arXiv:2109.03807 [hep-ph]
- ^ R.T. Ranaivoson et al (2022) J. Phys. Commun. 6 095010, arXiv:2008.10602 [quant-ph]
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