Type: Article
Publication Date: 1993-11-01
Citations: 110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.71.2843
We propose a ladder-operator method for obtaining the squeezed states of general symmetry systems. It is a generalization of the annihilation-operator technique for obtaining the coherent states of symmetry systems. We connect this method with the minimum-uncertainty method for obtaining the squeezed and coherent states of general potential systems, and comment on the distinctions between these two methods and the displacement-order method.