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Wigner function is a quasi-distribution that provides a representation of the state of a quantum mechanical system in the phase space of position and momentum. In this paper we find a relation between Wigner function and appropriate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-16 Pier A. Mello , Michael Revzen

This article outlines a novel interpretation of quantum theory: the Q-based interpretation. The core idea underlying this interpretation, recently suggested for quantum field theories by Drummond and Reid [2020], is to interpret the phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-23 Simon Friederich

The quantum state of a light beam can be represented as an infinite dimensional density matrix or equivalently as a density on the plane called the Wigner function. We describe quantum tomography as an inverse statistical problem in which…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2007-06-13 L. M. Artiles , R. D. Gill , M. I. Guta

In this article we introduce a quasiprobability distribution of work that is based on the Wigner function. This construction rests on the idea that the work done on an isolated system can be coherently measured by coupling the system to a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-03 Federico Cerisola , Franco Mayo , Augusto J. Roncaglia

We present a comprehensive study of semiclassical phase-space propagation in the Wigner representation, emphasizing numerical applications, in particular as an initial-value representation. Two semiclassical approximation schemes are…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2010-07-01 Thomas Dittrich , Edgar A. Gomez , Leonardo A. Pachon

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

This paper aims to explore the inherent connection among Heisenberg groups, quantum Fourier transform and (quasiprobability) distribution functions. Distribution functions for continuous and finite quantum systems are examined first as a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Manas K. Patra , Samuel L. Braunstein

The concept of phase space distribution functions and their evolution is used in the case of en enlarged phase space. In particular, we include the intrinsic spin of particles and present a quantum kinetic evolution equation for a scalar…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 M. Marklund , J. Zamanian , G. Brodin

We apply the Wigner function formalism from quantum optics via two approaches, Wootters' discrete Wigner function and the generalized Wigner function, to detect quantum phase transitions in critical spin-$\tfrac{1}{2}$ systems. We develop a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-09 Zakaria Mzaouali , Steve Campbell , Morad El Baz

In this thesis we present a direct scheme for measuring quasidistribution functions of light. This scheme, based on photon counting, is derived from a simple relation linking the Wigner function with photon statistics. We develop a full…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Konrad Banaszek

We analyze quasi probability distributions in discrete phase space related to the discrete Heisenberg-Weyl group. In particular, we discuss the relation between the Discrete Wigner and Q- functions.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. A. Munoz Villegas , A. Chavez Chavez , S. Chumakov , Yu. Fofanov , A. B. Klimov

We present a phase space description of the process of quantum teleportation for a system with an $N$ dimensional space of states. For this purpose we define a discrete Wigner function which is a minor variation of previously existing ones.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Juan Pablo Paz

A complete solution to the problem of setting up Wigner distribution for N-level quantum systems is presented. The scheme makes use of some of the ideas introduced by Dirac in the course of defining functions of noncommuting observables and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Chaturvedi , E. Ercolessi , G. Marmo , G. Morandi , N. Mukunda , R. Simon

Higher (2nd)-order Wigner distribution function in quantum phase space for entangled bi-modal coherent states, a representative of higher (2nd)-order optical-polarization, is introduced by generalizing kernel (transiting) operator in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-04-04 Ravi S. Singh , Sunil P. Singh , Lallan Yadava , Gyaneshwar K. Gupta

We define a Wigner distribution function for a one-dimensional finite quantum system, in which the position and momentum operators have a finite (multiplicity-free) spectrum. The distribution function is thus defined on discrete…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-11-13 Joris Van der Jeugt

We investigate quantum repeater protocols based upon atomic qubit-entanglement distribution through optical coherent-state communication. Various measurement schemes for an optical mode entangled with two spatially separated atomic qubits…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-12-14 Peter van Loock , Norbert Lütkenhaus , W. J. Munro , Kae Nemoto

The optical phase shifter that constantly rotates the local oscillator phase is a necessity in continuous-variable quantum key distribution systems with heterodyne detection. In previous experimental implementations, the optical phase…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-29 Tao Shen , Yundi Huang , Xiangyu Wang , Huiping Tian , Ziyang Chen , Song Yu

In the context of nucleon structure, the Wigner distribution has been commonly used to visualize the phase-space distribution of quarks and gluons inside the nucleon. However, the Wigner distribution does not allow for a probabilistic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-05-20 Yoshikazu Hagiwara , Yoshitaka Hatta

We have studied statistical properties of the values of the Wigner function W(x) of 1D quantum maps on compact 2D phase space of finite area V. For this purpose we have defined a Wigner function probability distribution P(w) = (1/V) int…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Martin Horvat , Tomaz Prosen

We discuss questions pertaining to the definition of `momentum', `momentum space', `phase space', and `Wigner distributions'; for finite dimensional quantum systems. For such systems, where traditional concepts of `momenta' established for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 S. Chaturvedi , E. Ercolessi , G. Marmo , G. Morandi , N. Mukunda , R. Simon