THE WIGNER TRANSFORM AND SEMI-CLASSICAL APPROXIMATIONS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The Wigner transform provides a reformulation of quantum mechanics in terms of classical concepts. We present some properties of the Wigner transform of the density matrix which justify its interpretation as the quantum-mechanical analog of the classical phasespace distribution function. Considering some applications, we demonstrate that the Wigner distribution function serves as a good starting point for semi-classical approximations to properties of the (nuclear) manybody system. 1995 Societ Italiana di Fisica.

published proceedings

  • NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA A-NUCLEI PARTICLES AND FIELDS

author list (cited authors)

  • SHLOMO, S.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • SHLOMO, S

publication date

  • May 1985