(i) The creation and annihilation operators for a harmonic oscillator of angular frequency ω satisfy the commutation relation [a,a†]=1. Write down an expression for the Hamiltonian H and number operator N in terms of a and a†. Explain how the space of eigenstates ∣n⟩,n=0,1,2,…, of H is formed, and deduce the eigenenergies for these states. Show that
a∣n⟩=n∣n−1⟩,a†∣n⟩=n+1∣n+1⟩
(ii) The operator Kr is defined to be
Kr=r!(a†)rar
for r=0,1,2,… Show that Kr commutes with N. Show that if r⩽n, then
Kr∣n⟩=(n−r)!r!n!∣n⟩,
and Kr∣n⟩=0 otherwise. By considering the action of Kr on the state ∣n⟩, deduce that