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Heisenberg group

Proper noun

Meaning

the Heisenberg group

(mathematics) The group of 3×3 upper triangular matrices of the form





(



1


a


c




0


1


b




0


0


1



)




{\displaystyle {\begin{pmatrix}1&a&c\\0&1&b\\0&0&1\\\end{pmatrix}}}

under the operation of matrix multiplication, arising in the description of one-dimensional quantum-mechanical systems.

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Examples

The position and momentum in this phase space are mapped to the generators of the Heisenberg group, and the Hilbert space appears as a group representation of the Heisenberg group. Source: Internet

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