Quantum Phase Operator: A Review

Edited by one of the scientists who developed what is still considered the key solution to the quantum phase operator problem, this volume brings together important historic and modern papers that chart the development of phase and angle operators from their first appearance to modern theory. It presents the ideas that led to the current theory of the phase operator and provides a complete picture of the progress that has followed since then. With introductions by the editors to put the papers in context and unify the content of the book, each section focuses on a different aspect of phase operators.