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View SchemaQuantum Mechanics Another Way
| Authors | J. Hancock, M. A. Walton, B. Wynder |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0405029 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0405029 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0143-0807/25/4/008 |
| Journal | Eur.J.Phys.25:525-534,2004 |
Abstract
Deformation quantization (sometimes called phase-space quantization) is a formulation of quantum mechanics that is not usually taught to undergraduates. It is formally quite similar to classical mechanics: ordinary functions on phase space take the place of operators, but the functions are multiplied in an exotic way, using the star product. Here we attempt a brief, pedagogical discussion of deformation quantization, that is suitable for inclusion in an undergraduate course.
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