Quantum mechanics in phase space : an overview with selected papers /
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World Scientific,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore ; New Jersey, N.J. : |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Series: |
World Scientific series in 20th century physics ;
v. 34 |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5287#t=toc |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (vii,551pages) : illustrations (some color). |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9812703500 (electronic bk.) 9789812703507 (electronic bk.) |
CLC: | O414.2 |
Contents: | Introduction -- The Wigner function -- Solving for the Wigner function -- The uncertainty principle -- Ehrenfest's theorem -- Illustration: the harmonic oscillator -- Time evolution -- Nondiagonal Wigner functions -- Stationary perturbation theory -- Propagators -- Canonical transformations -- The Weyl correspondence -- Alternate rules of association -- The Groenewold-van Hove theorem and the uniqueness of MBs and *-Products -- Omitted miscellany -- Selected papers: brief historical outline. |