annihilation operator

[ə‚nī·ə′lā·shən ¦äp·ə‚rād·ər]

(quantum mechanics)

An operator which reduces the occupation number of a single state by unity; for example, an annihilation operator applied to a state of one particle yields the vacuum. Also known as destruction operator.

Mentioned in

amyriotic field
Commutation Relations
destruction operator
myriotic field
operator
physics
Quantization, Second
Quantum Field Theory
Second Quantization
Weak Interaction

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