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Nonlinear stationary solutions of the Wigner and Wigner-Poisson equations

Quantum Physics 2009-11-13 v2

Abstract

Exact nonlinear stationary solutions of the one-dimensional Wigner and Wigner-Poisson equations in the terms of the Wigner functions that depend not only on the energy but also on position are presented. In this way, the Bernstein-Greene-Kruskal modes of the classical plasma are adapted for the quantum formalism in the phase space. The solutions are constructed for the case of a quartic oscillator potential, as well as for the self-consistent Wigner-Poisson case. Conditions for well-behaved physically meaningful equilibrium Wigner functions are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0807.3941,
  title  = {Nonlinear stationary solutions of the Wigner and Wigner-Poisson equations},
  author = {F. Haas and P. K. Shukla},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.3941},
  year   = {2009}
}

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