A comprehensive theory of the Weyl-Wigner formalism for the canonical pair angle-angular momentum is presented. Special attention is paid to the problems linked to rotational periodicity and angular-momentum discreteness.
@article{arxiv.1011.6184,
title = {Orbital angular momentum in phase space},
author = {I. Rigas and L. L. Sanchez-Soto and A. B. Klimov and J. Rehacek and Z. Hradil},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.6184},
year = {2012}
}
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15 pages, 2 color figures. To appear in Annals of Physics