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Finite quasifree CAR states and positive quadratic Bose Hamiltonians — Examples

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A zero-frequency Bose mode destroys trace normalization

Statement refuted

Assume the Axiom of Choice and Countable Choice. For a finite bosonic mode list with ω1=0, ωk>0 for 2≤k≤r, ℏ>0, and β>0, the full occupation partition sum for energies E(n):=∑k=2rℏωk(nk+12),n∈N0r, is finite and equals ∏k=2r[2sinh⁡ ⁣(βℏωk2)]−1, where the empty product is 1 and sinh⁡x:=(ex−e−x)/2.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: An integer r≥1, ℏ>0 in joule-seconds, β>0 in inverse joules, and finite positive angular frequencies ω2,…,ωr in inverse seconds. The first mode has energy zero for every occupation.

[A1]

The Axiom of Choice and The Axiom of Countable Choice (ACω): assume both Choice principles as stated; Countable Choice is the hypothesis of the diagonal occupation trace supplier.

[F1]

Certified positive finite quadratic Bose Hamiltonian is normalizable: the finite diagonalization partition formula assumes every normal frequency is strictly positive; it does not include a zero-frequency mode.

[F2]

Explicit diagonal Fock domains and occupation trace: finite bosonic mode occupations form the diagonal basis, and real diagonal energy multipliers are self-adjoint on their maximal weighted ℓ2 domains under Countable Choice. Its finite geometric trace formula requires qj=e−βϵj<1 for every mode.

Counterexample

For β>0, define the occupation partition sum Zβ:=∑n∈N0re−βE(n)∈[0,+∞]. The first mode contributes no energy.

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Apply [F2] to the reduced finite mode set {2,…,r} with ϵk=ℏωk . Its factors satisfy qk=e−βϵk∈(0,1) , and the set is finite, so the hypotheses q∗<1 and ∑k=2rqk<∞ hold. Its occupation partition sum is ∏k=2r(1−qk)−1 ; adding each oscillator's zero-point energy ℏωk/2 multiplies this by e−β∑k=2rℏωk/2 , giving ∏k=2r[2sinh⁡(βℏωk/2)]−1 . If r=1 , the reduced set is empty and its sum and product are both 1 .

2.1A1givenF1F2step 1.1algebra

For each k≥2 , put xk=βℏωk>0 . Its one-mode occupation sum is ∑nk=0∞e−xk(nk+1/2)=e−xk/21−e−xk=[2sinh⁡(xk/2)]−1, which is positive and finite. If the first occupation is restricted to 0≤n1≤N and the remaining modes are summed, the resulting partial sum is (N+1)∏k=2r[2sinh⁡(xk/2)]−1. This tends to +∞ as N→∞ ; when r=1 the product is empty and the same partial sum is N+1 . Hence Zβ=+∞ .

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Removing mode 1 changes the occupation Hilbert space and leaves only the finite product over k≥2 . The full system has an additional countably infinite zero-energy occupation degeneracy, so its positive Gibbs weights cannot be normalized. The finite positive-frequency theorem does not apply at ω1=0 , and the omitted-mode product is the partition sum of a different model.

Remarks

The counterexample is finite in mode count; the divergence comes from the unbounded occupation of one zero-energy bosonic mode, not from an infinite-mode limit.

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