Generalized squeezed–coherent states of the finite one-dimensional oscillator and matrix multi-orthogonality

Abstract

A set of generalized squeezed–coherent states for the finite oscillator is obtained. These states are given as linear combinations of the mode eigenstates with amplitudes determined by matrix elements of exponentials in the generators. These matrix elements are given in the (N + 1)-dimensional basis of the finite oscillator eigenstates and are seen to involve 3 × 3 matrix multi-orthogonal polynomials Qn(k) in a discrete variable k which have the Krawtchouk and vector-orthogonal polynomials as their building blocks. The algebraic setting allows for the characterization of these polynomials and the computation of mean values in the squeezed–coherent states. In the limit where N goes to infinity and the discrete oscillator approaches the standard harmonic oscillator, the polynomials tend to 2 × 2 matrix orthogonal polynomials and the squeezed–coherent states tend to those of the standard oscillator.