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View SchemaNon-positivity of the Wigner function and bounds on associated integrals
| Authors | A. J. Bracken, D. Ellinas, J. G. Wood |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0304110 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0304110 |
| DOI | 10.1556/APH.20.2004.1-2.24 |
Abstract
The Wigner function shares several properties with classical distribution functions on phase space, but is not positive-definite. The integral of the Wigner function over a given region of phase space can therefore lie outside the interval [0,1]. The problem of finding best-possible upper and lower bounds for a given region is the problem of finding the greatest and least eigenvalues of an associated Hermitian operator. Exactly solvable examples are described, and possible extensions are indicated.
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