Published 1976
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Journal article
A non-negative Wigner-type distribution
Description
The Wigner function, which is commonly used as a joint distribution for non-commuting observables, is shown to be non-negative in all quantum states when smoothed with a gaussian whose variances are greater than or equal to those of the minimum uncertainty wave packet. (Auth.)
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
- Journal Volume
- 83
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Physica A.
- Journal Page Range
- 210-212
- ISSN
- 0378-4371
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 7276080
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- FLUCTUATIONS; GAUSS FUNCTION; PHASE SPACE; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; WIGNER DISTRIBUTION
- Descriptors DEC
- FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE; VARIATIONS
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