Wigner negativity and stellar rank for SU(1,1) states

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22810v3
• Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:27:03 GMT
• Title: Wigner negativity and stellar rank for SU(1,1) states
• Abstract summary: Quasiprobability distributions for systems endowed with SU (1,1) dynamical symmetry are studied.<n>We show that the Wigner function is strictly positive for all Perelomov SU (1,1) coherent states.<n>We also examine the stellar rank of SU (1,1) states, defined through the zeros of the Husimi $Q$-function.
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• Abstract: Quasiprobability distributions for systems endowed with SU(1,1) dynamical symmetry have received surprisingly little attention, despite the central role of this symmetry in two-photon physics, squeezed states, and nonlinear interferometry. Here, we fill this gap by constructing a full covariant family of $s$-ordered quasiprobability distributions defined on the two-sheeted hyperboloid, or equivalently, on the Poincaré unit disk via stereographic projection. A key result is that the Wigner function is strictly positive for all Perelomov SU(1,1) coherent states, in sharp contrast to the SU(2) case. This positivity endows Wigner negativity with an unambiguous operational meaning: any negative volume is a direct signature of genuinely quantum behavior. We further examine the stellar rank of SU(1,1) states, defined through the zeros of the Husimi $Q$-function, and show how it compares with Wigner negativity as a geometry-adapted witness of nonclassicality in this setting. We further introduce a hierarchy of generalized multipoles through a harmonic expansion of the density operator on the hyperboloid, providing a complementary framework for probing quantumness. This offers a comprehensive toolkit for characterizing and quantifying quantum resources in SU(1,1) systems.

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