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Squeezed Cobosons: Composite Boson Squeezing

Updated 5 January 2026
  • Squeezed cobosons are quantum states of composite bosons formed by bound fermion pairs undergoing Bogoliubov transformations, yielding non-canonical commutation relations due to Pauli blocking.
  • The squeezed state construction leads to modified quadrature uncertainties where bosonic coherence interplays with fermionic constraints, measurable via quadrature-noise spectroscopy.
  • Finite-size effects and state-dependent bounds limit the achievable squeezing, with numerical analysis showing deviations from ideal bosonic behavior as occupation nears system capacity.

Squeezed cobosons are quantum states of composite bosons—specifically, bound pairs of two fermions such as electron–hole pairs—subjected to Bogoliubov transformations analogous to those defining squeezed states in canonical bosonic systems. Unlike elementary bosons, cobosons are fundamentally constrained by the Pauli exclusion principle, as their constituents are fermions. This compositeness leads to a non-canonical commutation algebra and modified uncertainty relations, making the analysis and physical implications of squeezed coboson states distinct from their elementary counterparts. Frenkel-like cobosons, corresponding to a flat Schmidt spectrum, exemplify physically relevant scenarios such as tightly bound pairs delocalized over a finite set of sites, as found in Frenkel excitons. Squeezed states of such cobosons offer a direct probe of the interplay between bosonic coherence and fermionic substructure through the measurement of quadrature fluctuations (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

1. Definition and Algebra of Composite Bosons

A composite boson (“coboson”) consists of two fermions whose combined state is described by a Schmidt decomposition: Ψ=k=1Sλk  akbk,kλk=1,|\Psi\rangle = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;|a_k\rangle\,|b_k\rangle,\quad \sum_k \lambda_k = 1, with the coboson creation operator

B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.

For Frenkel-like cobosons, all Schmidt weights are flat (λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s), modeling pairs delocalized over NsN_s sites. The creation operator simplifies to

B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.

Coboson operators obey a non-canonical commutation relation due to Pauli blocking: [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D, where D=k(akak+bkbk)D = \sum_k(a_k^\dagger a_k + b_k^\dagger b_k) is positive semi-definite. Fock states are constructed as

N=(B)NN!χN0,χN=Ns!NsN(NsN)!,|N\rangle = \frac{(B^\dagger)^N}{\sqrt{N!\,\chi_N}}\,|0\rangle,\quad \chi_N = \frac{N_s!}{N_s^N\,(N_s-N)!},

with the recursion

BN=FN+1N+1,FN=N(1N1Ns).B^\dagger|N\rangle = F_{N+1}|N+1\rangle,\quad F_N = \sqrt{N\,\left(1-\frac{N-1}{N_s}\right)}.

This algebra underpins all subsequent squeezed-state analysis (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

2. Bogoliubov Construction of Squeezed Coboson States

The squeezed coboson operator is introduced analogously to quantum optics via a Bogoliubov transformation: Bξ=coshrB+eiϕsinhrB,ξ=reiϕ.\mathcal{B}_\xi = \cosh r\,B + e^{i\phi}\,\sinh r\,B^\dagger,\quad \xi = re^{i\phi}. The non-canonical algebra persists: B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.0 Squeezed coboson states B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.1 are defined as right eigenstates of B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.2: B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.3 In the coboson Fock basis B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.4, these states are expanded as

B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.5

where the coefficients obey the tridiagonal recurrence

B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.6

The construction preserves the essential features of squeezing while introducing coboson-specific constraints resulting from fermionic compositeness (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

3. Quadrature Operators and Modified Uncertainty Relations

Analogues of position and momentum quadratures are defined by

B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.7

Due to B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.8, their commutator is B=k=1Sλk  akbk.B^\dagger = \sum_{k=1}^S \sqrt{\lambda_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.9. The Heisenberg–Robertson uncertainty relation for these quadratures becomes

λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s0

Within a squeezed coboson state λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s1 (for λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s2), the variances take the form

λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s3

where λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s4. The uncertainty product is

λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s5

These expressions reduce to canonical bosonic values in the limit λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s6, demonstrating that finite λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s7 encodes Pauli blocking and compositeness deviations (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

4. Numerical Analysis and Finite-Size Effects

Numerical evaluation is performed using λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s8 matrix representations of λk=1/Ns\lambda_k = 1/N_s9 and NsN_s0 in the Fock basis. The nonzero off-diagonal elements are determined by the NsN_s1 factors: NsN_s2 Diagonalization of the tridiagonal NsN_s3 matrix yields eigenvectors NsN_s4 needed for expectation values. For all NsN_s5, NsN_s6 as a function of NsN_s7 closely follows the ideal NsN_s8 form, indicating squeezing is robust in this channel. In contrast, NsN_s9 for large B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.0 deviates substantially from canonical anti-squeezing, saturating at a finite value determined by B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.1 due to Pauli blocking. The state-dependent bound B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.2 for B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.3 interpolates between B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.4 (elementary bosons, B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.5) and B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.6 (B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.7), highlighting how compositeness constraints emerge as occupation approaches system capacity (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

5. Physical Significance and Experimental Implications

Squeezed Frenkel-like cobosons arise naturally in systems of tightly bound electron–hole pairs (excitons) or exciton–polaritons. Quadrature-squeezed states can be implemented using established optical and microcavity techniques. Measurement of quadrature variances, and their deviation from canonical bosonic formulas, provides direct information about the expectation value B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.8, and thus accesses the degree of coboson compositeness and underlying fermionic structure. Quadrature-noise spectroscopy, therefore, emerges as a powerful method for probing many-body Pauli correlations and the breakdown of perfect bosonicity in composite systems, both in condensed-matter and ultracold atomic settings (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

6. Summary of Core Results and Mathematical Structure

The central properties of squeezed cobosons, along with their mathematical distinctions from elementary bosons, are summarized as follows:

Algebraic Relation Squeezed Cobosons Elementary Bosons (Limit)
B=1Nsk=1Nseiθk  akbk.B^\dagger = \frac{1}{\sqrt{N_s}}\sum_{k=1}^{N_s} e^{i\theta_k}\;a_k^\dagger\,b_k^\dagger.9 [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,0 [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,1
[B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,2, [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,3 [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,4, [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,5 [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,6, [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,7
Uncertainty product [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,8 [B,B]=1D,[B,\,B^\dagger] = 1 - D,9

All quadrature variances are globally rescaled by the factor D=k(akak+bkbk)D = \sum_k(a_k^\dagger a_k + b_k^\dagger b_k)0, which reflects Pauli blocking as D=k(akak+bkbk)D = \sum_k(a_k^\dagger a_k + b_k^\dagger b_k)1 increases with coboson occupation. Finite D=k(akak+bkbk)D = \sum_k(a_k^\dagger a_k + b_k^\dagger b_k)2 imposes an intrinsic upper limit on attainable squeezing, and the uncertainty bound is state-dependent. Measurement of quadrature statistics thus provides a quantitative diagnostic of compositeness effects in coboson systems (Figueiredo et al., 29 Dec 2025).

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