Wigner distributions for finite dimensional quantum systems: An algebraic approach

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 981-993

  Chaturvedi, S ^a   Ercolessi, E ^b   Marmo, G ^c   Morandi, G ^b   Mukunda, N ^d   Simon, R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^e INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Finite groups; Phase point operators; Phase space; Representation theory; Wigner distribution

Indexed keywords

FINITE GROUPS; PHASE POINT OPERATORS; PHASE SPACE; REPRESENTATION THEORY; WIGNER DISTRIBUTION;

ALGEBRA; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 30844447428     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: 03044289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705275     Document Type: Article

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