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SU(N)-symmetric quasi-probability distribution functions

Quantum Physics 2015-05-30 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We present a set of N-dimensional functions, based on generalized SU(N)-symmetric coherent states, that represent finite-dimensional Wigner functions, Q-functions, and P-functions. We then show the fundamental properties of these functions and discuss their usefulness for analyzing N-dimensional pure and mixed quantum states.

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@article{arxiv.1108.2075,
  title  = {SU(N)-symmetric quasi-probability distribution functions},
  author = {Todd Tilma and Kae Nemoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.2075},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

16 pages, 2 figures. Updated text to reflect referee comments

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