On the quantum phase problem

Abstract

We present a phase formalism that passes the Barnett-Pegg acid test, i.e. phase fluctuations for a number state are the expected value ${\pi }^2/3$ which are the fluctuations for a classical random phase distribution. The formalism is shown to have consistency subjected to different approaches.

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• A number-phase Wigner function

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