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Second quantization of a classical nonrelativistic one-particle system as a deformation quantization of the Schrodinger spinless field is considered. Under the assumption that the phase space of the Schrodinger field is $C^{\infty}$, both,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 H. Garcia-Compean , J. F. Plebanski , M. Przanowski , F. J. Turrubiates

It has recently been shown that it is possible to represent the complete quantum state of any system as a phase-space quasi-probability distribution (Wigner function) [Phys Rev Lett 117, 180401]. Such functions take the form of expectation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-16 R. P. Rundle , P. W. Mills , Todd Tilma , J. H. Samson , M. J. Everitt

Smoothed Wigner transforms have been used in signal processing, as a regularized version of the Wigner transform, and have been proposed as an alternative to it in the homogenization and / or semiclassical limits of wave equations. We…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-19 Agissilaos G. Athanassoulis , Norbert J. Mauser , Thierry Paul

We have obtained a set of coupled differential equations from the continuous limit of the transfer matrix method. Decoupling such a set of equations yields an extension to the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) approximation for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-06-26 C. F. Huang , S. D. Chao , D. R. Hang , Y. C. Lee

We consider the general Wigner function for a particle confined to a finite interval and subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions. We derive the boundary corrections to the "star-genvalue" equation and to the time evolution equation. These…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Nuno Costa Dias , Joao Nuno Prata

The semiclassical Wigner function for a Bohr-quantized energy eigenstate is known to have a caustic along the corresponding classical closed phase space curve in the case of a single degree of freedom. Its Fourier transform, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-03-10 Eduardo Zambrano , Alfredo M Ozorio de Almeida

We first review the usefulness of the Wigner distribution functions (WDF), associated with Lindblad and pre-master equations, for analyzing a host of problems in Quantum Optics where dissipation plays a major role, an arena where weak…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 R. F. O'Connell

Wigner's quasi-probability distribution function in phase-space is a special (Weyl) representation of the density matrix. It has been useful in describing quantum transport in quantum optics; nuclear physics; decoherence (eg, quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Cosmas K Zachos

The Wigner-function formalism is a well known approach to model charge transport in semiconductor nanodevices. Primary goal of the present article is to point out and explain intrinsic limitations of the conventional quantum-device modeling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 Roberto Rosati , Fabrizio Dolcini , Rita Claudia Iotti , Fausto Rossi

Generation of Wigner functions of Landau levels and determination of their symmetries and generic properties are achieved in the autonomous framework of deformation quantization. Transformation properties of diagonal Wigner functions under…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 B. Demircioglu , A. Vercin

One of the most prominent quasiprobability functions in quantum mechanics is the Wigner function that gives the right marginal probability functions if integrated over position or momentum. Here we depart from the definition of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-03-13 Hector Moya-Cessa

With the goal in mind of deriving a method to compute quantum corrections for the real-time evolution in quantum field theory, we analyze the problem from the perspective of the Wigner function. We argue that this provides the most natural…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-05-30 Antonio González-Arroyo , Fermín Nuevo

The Wigner function W(q,p) is formulated as a phase-space path integral, whereby its sign oscillations can be seen to follow from interference between the geometrical phases of the paths. The approach has similarities to the path-centroid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 J. H. Samson

Classical model of light in helicity formalism is presented. Then quantum point of view at photons -- construction and interpretation of photon wave function is proposed. Quantum mechanics of photon is investigated. The Bia\l ynicki --…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 Maciej Przanowski , Jaromir Tosiek , Francisco J. Turrubiates

Time-symmetric quantum mechanics can be described in the usual Weyl--Wigner--Moyal formalism (WWM) by using the properties of the Wigner distribution, and its generalization, the cross-Wigner distribution. The use of the latter makes clear…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-10-12 Charlyne de Gosson , Maurice de Gosson

The Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) perturbative series, a widely used technique for solving linear waves, is typically divergent and at best, asymptotic, thus impeding predictions beyond the first few leading-order effects. Here, we report…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-23 B. Tripathi

An $\hbar$-expansion is presented for the ensemble-averaged spectral function of noninteracting matter waves in random potentials. We obtain the leading quantum corrections to the deep classical limit at high energies by the Wigner-Weyl…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-01 Martin-Isbjörn Trappe , Dominique Delande , Cord A. Müller

We study the Wigner function for the inflationary tensor perturbation defined in the real phase space. We compute explicitly the Wigner function including the contributions from the cubic self-interaction Hamiltonian of tensor…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-05-19 Jinn-Ouk Gong , Min-Seok Seo

I briefly review the role of the Wigner function in the study of the quantum-to-classical transition through interaction with the environment (decoherence).

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Kiefer

Quantum mechanical WKB-method is elaborated for the known quantum Kepler problem in curved 3-space models Euclide, Riemann and Lobachevsky in the framework of the complex variable function theory. Generalized Schr\"{o}dinger, Klein-Fock…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-09-15 V. M. Red'kov