Why does expectation values are always nonnegative?

mardi 7 avril 2015

Why does the expectation values of some operators, such as 'number' operator ##a^\dagger a## and atomic population operator ##\sigma^\dagger\sigma##, are always nonnegative? Can we prove this from a mathematical point? For example, are these operators positive semidefinite?





Why does expectation values are always nonnegative?

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