THE WIGNER TRANSFORM AND SEMI-CLASSICAL APPROXIMATIONS Academic Article

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.

authors

• Shlomo, Shalom

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

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5106 Nuclear And Plasma Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF02902346

start page

• 211

end page

• 223

volume

• 87

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02902346