Smoothed Wigner functions: A tool to resolve semiclassical structures

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-359

  Rivas, A M F ^a,b   Vergini, E G ^a   Wisniacki, D A ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHASE SPACE METHODS; QUANTUM OPTICS; WIGNER-VILLE DISTRIBUTION;

DISPLAY STRUCTURES; GAUSSIANS; HUSIMI DISTRIBUTION; HUSIMI FUNCTIONS; INTERMEDIATE REPRESENTATIONS; PHASE SPACE REPRESENTATION; QUANTUM STATE; SEMICLASSICAL LIMIT; WIGNER DISTRIBUTION; WIGNER FUNCTIONS;

WAVE FUNCTIONS;

EID: 15244354047     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00189-8     Document Type: Article

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