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Propagation of Quantum Expectations with Husimi Functions

Numerical Analysis 2013-03-19 v2

Abstract

We analyse the dynamics of expectation values of quantum observables for the time-dependent semiclassical Schr\"odinger equation. To benefit from the positivity of Husimi functions, we switch between observables obtained from Weyl and Anti-Wick quantization. We develop and prove a second order Egorov type propagation theorem with Husimi functions by establishing transition and commutator rules for Weyl and Anti-Wick operators. We provide a discretized version of our theorem and present numerical experiments for Schr\"odinger equations in dimensions two and six that validate our results.

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@article{arxiv.1207.7211,
  title  = {Propagation of Quantum Expectations with Husimi Functions},
  author = {Johannes Keller and Caroline Lasser},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.7211},
  year   = {2013}
}

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28 pages, 3 figures

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