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In quantum mechanics, the Wigner function $\rho_W(\textbf{r},\textbf{p})$ serves as a phase-space representation, capturing information about both the position $\textbf{r}$ and momentum $\textbf{p}$ of a quantum system. The Wigner function…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-20 Reiko Yamada , Antoine Reserbat-Plantey , Eloy Piñol , Maciej Lewenstein

We define the Wigner entropy of a quantum state as the differential Shannon entropy of the Wigner function of the state. This quantity is properly defined only for states that possess a positive Wigner function, which we name…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-03 Zacharie Van Herstraeten , Nicolas J. Cerf

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

We consider quantum phase-space dynamics using Wigner's representation of quantum mechanics. We stress the usefulness of the integral form for the description of Wigner's phase-space current~$\bm J$ as an alternative to the popular Moyal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-08 Dimitris Kakofengitis , Maxime Oliva , Ole Steuernagel

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

We propose a phase-space representation concept in terms of the Wigner function for a quantum harmonic oscillator model that exhibits the semiconfinement effect through its mass varying with the position. The new method is used to compute…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-01 S. M. Nagiyev , A. M. Jafarova , E. I. Jafarov

An exact expression for the phase of an atomic interferometer located in a non-inertial reference frame (platform) moving along an arbitrary trajectory and with an orientation that changes arbitrarily over time is obtained. This expression…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 B. Dubetsky

We study the possibility of giving a classical interpretation to quantum projective measurements for a particle described by a pure Gaussian state whose Wigner function is non-negative. We analyze the case of a projective measurement which…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Amir Kalev , Ady Mann , Pier A. Mello , Michael Revzen

The Wigner function formalism has been applied to the analysis of elastic scattering processes. The new element of known formalism is the choice of the phase space on which the Wigner function is defined. This phase space is 4-dimensional…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-08-09 I. Perevalova , M. Polyakov , O. Soldatenko , A. Vall

The quantum state of a system of qubits can be represented by a Wigner function on a discrete phase space, each axis of the phase space taking values in a finite field. Within this framework, we show that one can make sense of the notion of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 William K. Wootters , Daniel M. Sussman

The paper develop the alternative formulation of quantum mechanics known as the phase space quantum mechanics or deformation quantization. It is shown that the quantization naturally arises as an appropriate deformation of the classical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-09-27 Maciej Blaszak , Ziemowit Domanski

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

We extend the Wigner-Weyl-Moyal phase-space formulation of quantum mechanics to general curved configuration spaces. The underlying phase space is based on the chosen coordinates of the manifold and their canonically conjugate momenta. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-07 Clemens Gneiting , Timo Fischer , Klaus Hornberger

The Wigner function is a phase space quasi-probability distribution whose negative regions provide a direct, local signature of nonclassicality. To identify where phase-sensitive structure concentrates, we introduce local positive- and…

Optics · Physics 2025-11-05 Kyu-won Park , Soojoon Lee , Kabgyun Jeong

We propose a gate-based quantum algorithm for the prediction step of Bayesian state estimation based on the Fokker-Planck equation on a discretized position-velocity state space. The probability density is encoded in the amplitudes of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Felix Govaers

We introduce a numerical method to simulate nonlinear open quantum dynamics of a particle in situations where its state undergoes significant expansion in phase space while generating small quantum features at the phase-space Planck scale.…

The Wigner-Weyl transform and phase space formulation of a density matrix approach are applied to a non-Hermitian model which is quadratic in positions and momenta. We show that in the presence of a quantum environment or reservoir, mean…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-10-09 Ludmila Praxmeyer , Konstantin G. Zloshchastiev

Classical surfaces in phase space correspond to quantum states in Hilbert space. Subsystems specify factor spaces of the Hilbert space. An entangled state corresponds semiclassically to a surface that cannot be decomposed into a product of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. M. Ozorio de Almeida

Using the Wigner-Vlasov formalism, an exact 3D solution of the Schr\"odinger equation for a scalar particle in an electromagnetic field is constructed. Electric and magnetic fields are non-uniform. According to the exact expression for the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-13 E. E. Perepelkin , B. I. Sadovnikov , N. G. Inozemtseva , P. V. Afonin

Time dependence for barrier penetration is considered in the phase space. An asymptotic phase-space propagator for nonrelativistic scattering on a one - dimensional barrier is constructed. The propagator has a form universal for various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 M. S. Marinov , Bilha Segev