Canonical pairs in finite-dimensional Hilbert space

Abstract

A pair of Hermitian operators is canonical if they satisfy the canonical commutation relation. It has been believed that no such canonical pair exists in finite-dimensional Hilbert space. Here, we obtain canonical pairs by noting that the canonical commutation relation holds in a proper subspace of the Hilbert space. For a given Hilbert space, we study the many possible canonical pairs and look into the uncertainty relation they satisfy. We apply our results by constructing time operators in finite-dimensional quantum mechanics.

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