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The transition from a classical to quantum theory is investigated within the context of orthogonal and symplectic Clifford algebras, first for particles, and then for fields. It is shown that the generators of Clifford algebras have the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-04-13 Matej Pavšič

Semiclassical approximation to the Wheeler-DeWitt equation which corresponds to gravity with a minimally coupled scalar field has been performed. To the leading order, vacuum Einstein's equation along with the functional Schrodinger…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-07-26 Abhik Kumar Sanyal

A semiclassical Thomas-Fermi method, including a Weizs\"acker gradient term, is implemented to describe ground states of two dimensional nanostructures of arbitrary shape. Time dependent density oscillations are addressed in the same spirit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Puente , M. Casas , Ll. Serra

We present the first calculation of the $\hbar^4$-Wigner--Kirkwood corrections to a relativistic system of fermions in the presence of external scalar and vector potentials. The method we propose allows to compute efficiently semiclassical…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2009-09-25 J. Caro , E. Ruiz Arriola , L. L. Salcedo

We consider a quantum system constituted by $N$ identical particles interacting by means of a mean-field Hamiltonian. It is well known that, in the limit $N\to\infty$, the one-particle state obeys to the Hartree equation. Moreover,…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Federica Pezzotti , Mario Pulvirenti

Semiclassical approximations to quantum dynamics are almost as old as quantum mechanics itself. In the approach pioneered by Wigner, the evolution of his quasiprobability density function on phase space is expressed as an asymptotic series…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. J. Bracken

We address the problem of the electromagnetic radiation produced by charge distributions in the framework of a semiclassical approach proposed in the work by Bagrov, Gitman, Shishmarev and Farias [J. Synchrotron Rad. (2020). 27, 902-911].…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 T. C. Adorno , A. I. Breev , A. J. D. Farias , D. M. Gitman

We introduce a classical fractional particle model in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, extending the Newtonian particle concept with the incorporation of the fractional Laplacian. A comprehensive discussion on kinetic properties, including linear momentum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-05-21 Ion V. Vancea

This work is an extended version of the paper arXiv:0803.2669v1[math-ph], in which the main results were announced. We consider certain classical diffusion process for a wave function on the phase space. It is shown that at the time of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2008-12-31 E. M. Beniaminov

These short notes present to the reader (students, in particular) a concise approach to the derivation of the propagator of Hamiltonians with position-dependent kinetic energy. The formalism is applied to the von Roos Hamiltonian with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-30 Yamen Hamdouni

A modified quantum kinetic equation which takes account of the noninertial features of rotating frame is proposed. The vector and axial-vector field components of the Wigner function for chiral fluids are worked out in a semiclassical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-10-24 Omer F. Dayi , Eda Kilincarslan

We propose to study the $L^2$-norm distance between classical and quantum phase space distributions, where for the latter we choose the Wigner function, as a global phase space indicator of quantum-classical correspondence. For example,…

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

The Kramers problem for quantum fermi-gases with specular - diffuse boundary conditions of the kinetic theory is considered. On an example of Kramers problem the new generalised method of a source of the decision of the boundary problems…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-02-14 P. V. Ivanisenko , A. V. Latyshev

Traditional plasma physics has mainly focused on regimes characterized by high temperatures and low densities, for which quantum-mechanical effects have virtually no impact. However, recent technological advances (particularly on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Manfredi

Using the continued-fraction method we solve the Caldeira-Leggett master equation in the phase-space (Wigner) representation to study Quantum ratchets. Broken spatial symmetry, irreversibility and periodic forcing allows for a net current…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-10 D. Zueco , J. L. Garcia-Palacios

We study the Wigner Function in non-commutative quantum mechanics. By solving the time independent Schr\"{o}dinger equation both on a non-commutative (NC) space and a non-commutative phase space, we obtain the Wigner Function for the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-08-13 Jianhua Wang , Kang Li , Sayipjamal Dulat

The formalism based on the equal-time Wigner function of the two-point correlation function for a quantized Klein--Gordon field is presented. The notion of the gauge-invariant Wigner transform is introduced and equations for the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-22 C. Best , P. Gornicki , W. Greiner

Using both the Born-Oppenheimer idea and the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation of wavefunction we represent in a different way the semiclassical quantum gravity from the Wheeler-DeWitt equation in an oscillating regime which can preserve…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Sang Pyo Kim

Evolution of highly excited quantum field is considered in the framework of Keldysh formalism . It is demonstrated that leading order (LO) term of semiclassical approximation appears as well-known Classical Statistical Approximation (CSA).…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-12-20 Andrey Leonidov , Anna Radovskaya

By adding generalizations involving translations, the machinery of the quantum theory of free fields leads to the semiclassical equations of motion for a charged massive particle in electromagnetic and gravitational fields. With the…

General Physics · Physics 2015-07-07 Richard Shurtleff