The quantum Wigner function in a magnetic field

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 17, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 4555-4592

  Materdey, Tomas B ^a,b   Seyler, Charles E ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

De Haas van Alphen; Dielectric function; Lindhard constant; Magnetic field; Modified Wigner function; Quantum; Schr dinger equation; Symmetric gauge; Vlasov equation; Wigner function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; OSCILLATION; PHYSICS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM WIGNER FUNCTION; STANDARD;

EID: 0345306818     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979203022957     Document Type: Article

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