Tu, Mingliang Particle number representation: its origin and applications. (Chinese. English summary) Zbl 1331.81152 J. Shaoxing Univ., Nat. Sci. 26, No. 10, 24-26 (2006). Summary: The particle-number representation is very useful in the research of energy levels and the coherent states of linear harmonic oscillators. In this paper, the origin and applications of the particle number representation are discussed. MSC: 81R40 Symmetry breaking in quantum theory Keywords:linear harmonic oscillators; coherent states; particle-number representation; uncertainty relation PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{M. Tu}, J. Shaoxing Univ., Nat. Sci. 26, No. 10, 24--26 (2006; Zbl 1331.81152)