Spin-Boson Mappings in the Formalism of $f$-Deformations

Abstract

We develop a unified algebraic approach to spin-boson transformations based on the formalism of $f$-deformed oscillators. In the single-mode case, we show that the Holstein-Primakoff and Dyson-Maleev transformations, together with the interpolating $\alpha$-family, arise as different factorizations of the same algebraically determined object. The standard spin-boson mappings can thus be interpreted as realizations of a common structure, which makes it possible to clearly separate the exact algebraic content on the physical subspace from effects associated with non-Hermiticity, the choice of metric, and extensions beyond the physical subspace. In the two-mode case, the same approach yields both deformed versions of the Jordan-Schwinger transformation and new exact two-mode realizations. Our results provide a unified description of known spin-boson transformations and naturally lead to new bosonic representations.

21 pages, 1 figure. Corrected an author's name; minor corrections