Joint Wigner distribution for spin-1/2 particles Academic Article

abstract

• The Wigner distribution has proven to be a useful tool in many quantum problems requiring a joint distribution of position and momentum. In the present paper we develop a joint distribution for spin components within the spirit of the Wigner distribution. This distribution provides an insight into the quantum theory of measurement. We also discuss how one may write joint distributions for two arbitrary noncommuting operators. 1986 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

authors

• Scully, Marlan

published proceedings

• Foundations of Physics

author list (cited authors)

• Cohen, L., & Scully, M. O.

citation count

• 59

complete list of authors

• Cohen, Leon||Scully, Marlan O

publication date

• April 1986

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Foundations of Physics: an international journal devoted to the conceptual and fundamental theories of modern physics, biophysics, and cosmology  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/bf01882690

start page

• 295

end page

• 310

volume

• 16

issue

• 4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01882690