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Poincare sphere representation for three state systems

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1996 Pramana V47 p361.pdf (416.54 KB)

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1996-11

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Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India.

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We point out that the Poincare 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.

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Quantum mechanics , Ray space , Poincare sphere

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Pramana, 1996, Vol. 47, No.5, p361-369.

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http://hdl.handle.net/2289/989

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