## Abstract In this paper we define the algebraic structure of a reduced fermion density matrix. We relate the algebraic structure to certain symmetry properties of the reduced density matrix.
Inequalities for fermion density matrices
β Scribed by Claude Garrod; J. Michael Hannon
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 673 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-7608
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
A partial trace over the occupation numbers of all but k states in the density matrix of an ensemble with an arbitrary number of singleβparticle states is defined as the (reduced) kβstate density matrix. This matrix is used to obtain a complete, practical solution to the problem of determining the representability of the diagonal elements of the oneβ and twoβparticle (reduced) density matrices. This solution is expressed as a series of linear inequalities involving the densityβmatrix elements; the inequalities are identical with those derived previously by Davidson and McCrae by a different method. In addition, our method is used to obtain nonlinear, matrix inequalities on the offβdiagonal elements of the density matrices.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract The properties of the algebraic structure of fermion density matrices are studied. The algebraic structure of a density matrix leads to a more varied and detailed classification scheme than that offered by the usual shell structure approach. Investigation of the algebraic structure of f