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In continuous-variable quantum computation, identifying key elements that enable a quantum computational advantage is a long-standing issue. Starting from the standard results on the necessity of Wigner negativity, we develop a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-12 Massimo Frigerio , Antoine Debray , Nicolas Treps , Mattia Walschaers

We investigate the relationship between two properties of quantum transformations often studied in popular subtheories of quantum theory: covariance of the Wigner representation of the theory and the existence of a transformation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-08 Lorenzo Catani

Non-Gaussian correlations in a pure state are inextricably linked with non-classical features, such as a non positive-definite Wigner function. In a commonly used simulation technique in ultracold atoms and quantum optics, known as the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-05 J. F. Corney , M. K. Olsen

We explain, on the example of Wigner's quasiprobability distribution, how negative probabilities may be used in the foundations of probability.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-26 Yuri Gurevich , Vladimir Vovk

The relation of the Wigner function with the fair probability distribution called tomographic distribution or quantum tomogram associated with the quantum state is reviewed. The connection of the tomographic picture of quantum mechanics…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-19 Margarita A. Man'ko , Vladimir I. Man'ko

We show that the pattern of tunnelling rates can display a vivid and regular pattern when the classical dynamics is of mixed chaotic/regular type. We consider the situation in which the dominant tunnelling route connects to a stable…

chao-dyn · Physics 2009-10-31 Stephen C. Creagh , Niall D. Whelan

Wave tunneling is an intriguing phenomenon spanning different branches of physics, from quantum mechanics to classical electrodynamics and optics. The Wigner (or phase) time is proved to be an adequate measure to describe wave transit…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-09 Sergey Gaponenko , Denis Novitsky

In this manuscript, the behavior of the Wigner function of accelerated and non-accelerated two qubit system passing through different noisy channels is discussed. The decoherence of the initial quantum correlation due to the noisy channels…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-03-25 M. Y. Abd-Rabbou , N. Metwally , M. M. A. Ahmed , A. -S. F. Obada

Tunneling of a particle through a potential barrier remains one of the most remarkable quantum phenomena. Owing to advances in laser technology, electric fields comparable to those electrons experience in atoms are readily generated and…

Over the preceeding twenty years, the role of underlying classical dynamics in quantum mechanical tunneling has received considerable attention. A number of new tunneling phenomena have been uncovered that have been directly linked to the…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-10-31 Steven Tomsovic

We study the quantum tunnelling of a very complex object of which only part is coupled to an external potential ( the potential barrier ). We treat this problem as the tunnelling of a particle (part of the system affected by the potential)…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2008-02-03 A. H. Castro Neto , A. O. Caldeira

A simple example of especially constructed potential barrier enables to show analytically (not numerically) the existence of tunneling effect for a Sommerfeld particle.

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander A. Vlasov

The negativity of the discrete Wigner functions (DWFs) is a measure of non-classicality and is often used to quantify the degree of quantum coherence in a system. The study of Wigner negativity and its evolution under different quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Jai Lalita , K. G. Paulson , Subhashish Banerjee

The collapse of a quantum state can be understood as a mathematical way to construct a joint probability density even for operators that do not commute. We can formalize that construction as a non-commutative, non-associative collapse…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-13 Peter Morgan

The tomographic invertable map of the Wigner function onto the positive probability distribution function is studied. Alternatives to the Schr\"odinger evolution equation and to the energy level equation written for the positive probability…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-08 Vladimir I. Man'ko

Quantum mechanics can be formulated in terms of phase-space functions, according to Wigner's approach. A generalization of this approach consists in replacing the density operators of the standard formulation with suitable functions, the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Paolo Aniello

In this paper, we correct a mistake we made in [Phys. Rev. Lett. $\textbf{122}$, 190402 (2019)] and [Phys. Rev. A $\textbf{103}$, 012213 (2021)] regarding the Wigner function of the so-called smoothed Weak-Valued state (SWV state). Here…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-07 Kiarn T. Laverick , Areeya Chantasri , Howard M. Wiseman

A formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in terms of Newtonian particles is presented in the shape of a set of three postulates. In this new theory, quantum systems are described by ensembles of signed particles which behave as…

General Physics · Physics 2015-09-23 Jean Michel Sellier

We show that the correct mathematical foundation of quantum decision theory, dealing with uncertain events, requires the use of positive operator-valued measure that is a generalization of the projection-valued measure. The latter is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-17 V. I. Yukalov , D. Sornette

Quantum annealing is analogous to simulated annealing with a tunneling mechanism substituting for thermal activation. Its performance has been tested in numerical simulation with mixed conclusions. There is a class of optimization problems…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-19 Thomas Jorg , Florent Krzakala , Jorge Kurchan , A. C. Maggs