Published May 14, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Remarks on the fact that the uncertainty principle does not determine the quantum state

  • 1. Faculty of Mathematics, University of Vienna, Nordbergstrasse 15, A-1090 Vienna (Austria)

Description

We discuss the relation between density matrices and the uncertainty principle; this allows us to justify and explain a recent statement by Man'ko et al. We thereafter use Hardy's uncertainty principle to prove a new result for Wigner distributions dominated by a Gaussian and we relate this result to the coarse-graining of phase-space by 'quantum blobs'

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2006.12.024;
PII
S0375-9601(06)01955-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
364
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 453-457
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39013964
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DENSITY MATRIX; ENERGY LEVELS; MIXED STATE; PHASE SPACE; QUANTUM MECHANICS; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; WIGNER DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATRICES; MECHANICS; SPACE

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.