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    • Poincaré sphere representation for three state systems

      Joseph Samuel

      Volume 47 Issue 5 November 1996 pp 361-369

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    • Keywords

       

      Quantum mechanics; ray space; Poincaré sphere

    • Abstract

       

      We point out that the Poincaré sphere can be used to represent the rays of a three state quantum system. Those interested in geometric phase phenomena may find this representation a useful aid to visualize the global structure of ray space.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      Joseph Samuel1

      1. Raman Research Institute, Bangalore - 560 080, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      November 1996
      Manuscript received
      8 August 1996
      Manuscript revised
      15 October 1996

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