Spin minimum uncertainty states for refined uncertainty relations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.17307v1
• Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:45:06 GMT
• Title: Spin minimum uncertainty states for refined uncertainty relations
• Authors: Hao Dai, Yue Zhang,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the minimum uncertainty states associated with an information-theoretic refinement of the Heisenberg uncertainty relation in general spin systems.<n>We show that spin coherent states indeed achieve minimum uncertainty, consistent with their conventional identification as the classical states of spin systems.<n>We also identify additional classes of minimum uncertainty states beyond the coherent family.
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• Abstract: Minimum uncertainty states of the conventional Heisenberg uncertainty relation have been extensively studied and are often regarded as the most classical quantum states from the perspective of uncertainty, providing valuable insight into the nature of quantumness and its potential applications. In this work, we investigate the minimum uncertainty states associated with an information-theoretic refinement of the Heisenberg uncertainty relation in general spin systems. Using two different approaches, the matrix formulation and the Wick symbol representation, we derive explicit expressions for the states that saturate the uncertainty bound. We show that spin coherent states indeed achieve minimum uncertainty, consistent with their conventional identification as the classical states of spin systems. Moreover, we also identify additional classes of minimum uncertainty states beyond the coherent family. Finally, we compare the spin-system results with the previously studied bosonic case and elucidate the origin of the differences between the two settings.

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