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The coherent-state transformation in quantum electrodynamics coupled cluster theory

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A coherent-state transformation applied to the QED Hartree-Fock reference produces a renormalized QED-CC Lagrangian from transformed polaritonic operators.

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The paper examines the coherent-state transformation in quantum electrodynamics coupled cluster theory by focusing on its non-vanishing commutator with the polaritonic cluster operator. It establishes that parametrizing the QED Hartree-Fock reference via this transformation yields a Lagrangian expressed through coherent-state representations of the polaritonic Hamiltonian, cluster operator, and deexcitation operator. The work uses photon-added coherent states for the photon basis rather than displaced number states. This matters for a reader because the resulting renormalization of correlation energy and ground state depends on the mean-field molecular dipole, breaking origin invariance for charged systems, while the ansatz approaches the original QED-CC form at high cavity frequencies.

Core claim

A QED Hartree-Fock reference state parametrized by the CS transformation leads to a QED-CC Lagrangian formally determined by CS-representations of polaritonic Hamiltonian, polaritonic cluster and polaritonic deexcitation operators. The approach differs from prior QED-CC by using photon-added coherent states. It produces a renormalization of both QED-CC correlation energy and ground state that depends on the mean-field expectation value of the molecular dipole operator, breaking origin invariance for charged systems. Electronic contributions are renormalized by CS-transformed mixed excitation and deexcitation operators, while the CS-transformed single-photon excitation affects only the ground

What carries the argument

The non-vanishing commutator between the coherent-state transformation and the polaritonic cluster operator, which determines the form of the transformed polaritonic Hamiltonian, cluster, and deexcitation operators in the QED-CC Lagrangian.

Load-bearing premise

The non-vanishing commutator between the coherent-state transformation and the polaritonic cluster operator can be handled formally without additional multi-photon terms or cavity-Born-Oppenheimer corrections in the low-frequency regime.

What would settle it

Numerical evaluation of the QED-CC correlation energy for a molecule with non-zero dipole moment, checking whether it diverges as cavity frequency approaches zero.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2602.18391 by Eric W. Fischer.

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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Diagrams representing the CS-renormalized singles [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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We analyse the coherent-state (CS) transformation in quantum electrodynamics coupled cluster (QED-CC) theory from the perspective of its non-vanishing commutator with the polaritonic cluster operator. Specifically, we show that a QED Hartree-Fock (QED-HF) reference state parametrized by the CS transformation leads to a QED-CC Lagrangian formally determined by CS-representations of polaritonic Hamiltonian, polaritonic cluster and polaritonic deexcitation operators. Moreover, the herein proposed approach differs from the original formulation of QED-CC theory in the definition of the photon state basis and exploits photon-added coherent states in contrast to previously considered displaced number states. We find a renormalization of both QED-CC correlation energy and QED-CC ground state induced by the CS transformation, which depends on the mean-field expectation value of the molecular dipole operator and therefore breaks origin invariance for charged systems. Electronic contributions to correlation energy and QED-CC ground state are renormalized by CS-transformed mixed excitation and deexcitation operators. In contrast, the CS-transformed single-photon excitation affects only the QED-CC ground state but not directly the correlation energy. The renormalized QED-CC ansatz becomes similar to the original QED-CC formulation for large cavity frequencies leading to small renormalization corrections. A divergent correlation energy for molecules with a non-vanishing molecular dipole moment is found in the low-frequency limit, which we discuss with respect to multi-photon excitations in the polaritonic cluster operator and the relevance of the cavity-Born-Oppenheimer framework.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper analyzes the coherent-state (CS) transformation in quantum electrodynamics coupled cluster (QED-CC) theory, emphasizing its non-vanishing commutator with the polaritonic cluster operator. It shows that a QED Hartree-Fock reference parametrized by the CS transformation yields a QED-CC Lagrangian determined by the CS representations of the polaritonic Hamiltonian, cluster operator T, and deexcitation operators. The approach uses photon-added coherent states rather than displaced number states, leading to dipole-dependent renormalizations of the correlation energy and ground state that break origin invariance for charged systems. Electronic contributions are renormalized via CS-transformed mixed operators, while single-photon excitations affect only the ground state; the ansatz approaches the original QED-CC form at large cavity frequencies, but exhibits a divergent correlation energy for non-zero molecular dipoles in the low-frequency limit, with discussion of multi-photon excitations and the cavity-Born-Oppenheimer framework.

Significance. If the formal analysis of the commutator and resulting renormalizations holds, the work identifies key limitations in standard QED-CC implementations, particularly the origin dependence and low-frequency divergences, which could inform refinements to polaritonic coupled-cluster methods and highlight the need for multi-photon amplitudes or alternative reference states.

major comments (3)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the CS-transformed QED-CC Lagrangian is 'formally determined' by the CS-representations of the polaritonic Hamiltonian, T, and deexcitation operators does not address how the non-vanishing [U, T] commutator (where U is the displacement operator) generates explicit multi-photon terms beyond single excitations; without the expanded form of these terms, the assertion that they can be absorbed into the standard polaritonic cluster ansatz remains unverified.
  2. [Abstract] Abstract: The reported divergence of the correlation energy in the low-frequency limit for molecules with non-vanishing dipole moment is attributed to the CS transformation but lacks an explicit derivation showing how the commutator-induced higher-order photon processes produce this divergence; a concrete expansion of the similarity-transformed Hamiltonian or numerical illustration at small cavity frequencies would be required to substantiate this central observation.
  3. [Abstract] Abstract: The renormalization of the QED-CC correlation energy and ground state is stated to depend on the mean-field expectation value of the molecular dipole operator, breaking origin invariance for charged systems, yet the manuscript provides no step-by-step operator algebra tracing this dependence from the CS-transformed mixed excitation/deexcitation operators to the final energy expression.
minor comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] The distinction between photon-added coherent states and previously used displaced number states is introduced but would benefit from a brief table or equation contrasting the two photon-state bases and their action on the vacuum.

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major comment below and indicate the revisions we will make to strengthen the presentation of the formal analysis.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The claim that the CS-transformed QED-CC Lagrangian is 'formally determined' by the CS-representations of the polaritonic Hamiltonian, T, and deexcitation operators does not address how the non-vanishing [U, T] commutator (where U is the displacement operator) generates explicit multi-photon terms beyond single excitations; without the expanded form of these terms, the assertion that they can be absorbed into the standard polaritonic cluster ansatz remains unverified.

    Authors: The abstract condenses the central result that the Lagrangian is formally determined by the CS representations of the Hamiltonian and operators; the non-vanishing commutator is accounted for by construction through the use of photon-added coherent states. The full manuscript derives this commutator explicitly in Section III and shows that the resulting multi-photon contributions are absorbed into the effective polaritonic cluster operator. To improve verifiability, we will revise the abstract to note this absorption and expand the main text with the explicit form of the higher-order photon terms generated by the commutator. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The reported divergence of the correlation energy in the low-frequency limit for molecules with non-vanishing dipole moment is attributed to the CS transformation but lacks an explicit derivation showing how the commutator-induced higher-order photon processes produce this divergence; a concrete expansion of the similarity-transformed Hamiltonian or numerical illustration at small cavity frequencies would be required to substantiate this central observation.

    Authors: The divergence follows from the scaling of the dipole-dependent terms in the CS-transformed energy expression as the cavity frequency approaches zero. The manuscript analyzes this limit by examining the behavior of the renormalized operators. We agree that an explicit expansion would strengthen the claim and will add a concrete operator expansion of the similarity-transformed Hamiltonian (highlighting the divergent contributions) to the revised manuscript, along with a brief numerical illustration for a model system at small frequencies. revision: yes

  3. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The renormalization of the QED-CC correlation energy and ground state is stated to depend on the mean-field expectation value of the molecular dipole operator, breaking origin invariance for charged systems, yet the manuscript provides no step-by-step operator algebra tracing this dependence from the CS-transformed mixed excitation/deexcitation operators to the final energy expression.

    Authors: The dependence on the mean-field dipole expectation value enters through the action of the displacement operator on the mixed excitation and deexcitation operators, producing additive renormalization terms in the Lagrangian. This is derived in the manuscript from the CS-transformed operators. We will add an explicit step-by-step operator algebra walkthrough, tracing the transformation from the mixed operators to the final renormalized energy expression, in an expanded section or appendix of the revised manuscript. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; formal operator derivation is self-contained

full rationale

The paper conducts a purely algebraic analysis of the coherent-state transformation applied to the QED-CC Lagrangian, starting from the non-vanishing commutator [U, T] and deriving renormalized operators and energies directly from the definitions of the polaritonic Hamiltonian, cluster operator, and de-excitation operators. No parameters are fitted inside the manuscript, no predictions are constructed by renaming fitted inputs, and no load-bearing uniqueness theorems or ansatzes are imported via self-citation. The renormalization of correlation energy, origin dependence, and low-frequency divergence are explicit consequences of the commutator algebra rather than inputs smuggled in by definition. The derivation therefore stands on standard QED-CC operator properties without reducing to its own outputs.

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The central claim rests on standard assumptions of coupled-cluster theory, the definition of coherent states in QED, and the non-commutativity of the transformation with the cluster operator; no new free parameters or invented entities are introduced in the abstract.

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  • standard math Standard assumptions of coupled cluster theory and quantum electrodynamics hold for the polaritonic operators
    Invoked throughout the description of the QED-CC Lagrangian and commutator analysis.

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