Quasi-probability distributions for the simplest dynamical groups

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2315-2318

  Klimov, A B ^a   Chumakov, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BESSEL FUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TENSORS;

NORMALIZATION;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0038780106     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.17.002315     Document Type: Article

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