RT Journal Article T1 Nonclassical polarization dynamics in classical-like states A1 Luis Aina, Alfredo A1 Sanz, Ángel S. AB Quantum polarization is investigated by means of a trajectory picture based on the Bohmian formulation of quantum mechanics. Relevant examples of classical-like two-mode field states are thus examined, namely, Glauber and SU(2) coherent states. Although these states are often regarded as classical, the analysis here shows that the corresponding electric-field polarization trajectories display topologies very different from those expected from classical electrodynamics. Rather than incompatibility with the usual classical model, this result demonstrates the dynamical richness of quantum motions, determined by local variations of the system quantum phase in the corresponding (polarization) configuration space, absent in classical-like models. These variations can be related to the evolution in time of the phase, but also to its dependence on configurational coordinates, which is the crucial factor to generate motion in the case of stationary states like those considered here. In this regard, for completeness these results are compared with those obtained from nonclassical NOON states. PB American Physical Society SN 1050-2947 YR 2015 FD 2015-08-18 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24186 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24186 LA eng NO ©2015 American Physical Society. We acknowledge financial support from Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad Projects No. FIS2012-33152 and No. FIS2012-35583 and from the Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid research consortium QUITEMAD+ Grant No. S2013/ICE-2801. NO Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), España NO Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid DS Docta Complutense RD 3 abr 2025