Abstract
In this paper, we show the relation between sp(4,R), the Lie algebra of the symplectic group, and the elements of Sp(4,R). We use this result to obtain some special cases of symplectic matrices relevant to the study of squeezed states. In this regard, we provide some applications in quantum mechanics and analyze the squeezed polymer states obtained from the polymer representation of the symplectic group. Remarkably, the polymer's dispersions are the same as those obtained for the squeezed states in the usual representation.