Comment on ‘Properties and dynamics of generalized squeezed states’

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Authors: Rubén Gordillo-Hachuel, Ricardo Puebla
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Abstract

Abstract A recent article (Ashhab and Ayyash 2025 New J. Phys. 27 , 054104) has reported unexpected oscillatory dynamics in generalized squeezed states of order higher than two as their squeezing parameter increases. This behaviour, observed through numerical simulations using truncated bosonic annihilation and creation operators, appeared in several properties of these states, including their average photon number. The authors argued that these oscillations reflect a genuine physical effect. Here, however, we demonstrate that the observed oscillatory behaviour is a consequence of numerical artefacts. A numerical analysis reveals that the oscillations are highly sensitive to the truncation of the Fock basis, indicating a lack of convergence. This is further supported by a theoretical analysis of the Taylor series of the average photon number, suggesting that these generalized squeezed states contain infinite energy after a finite value of the squeezing parameter. Finally, we provide an analytical proof that the average photon number of any generalized squeezed state is a non-decreasing function, thereby ruling out the possibility of intrinsic oscillatory dynamics. We hope these results help clarify the origin of the reported oscillations and highlight the special care required when dealing with high-order squeezing states.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Theoretical and Computational Physics

Publication details

Journal / source
New Journal of Physics
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
028002–028002
Publication date
1 February 2026
Language
EN