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Title Quantum mechanics in phase space : an overview with selected papers / editors, Cosmas K. Zachos, David B. Fairlie, Thomas L. Curtright
Published New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 551 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 34
World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 34.
Contents Overview of phase-space quantization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wigner function -- 3. Solving for the Wigner function -- 4. uncertainty principle -- 5. Ehrenfest's theorem -- 6. Illustration : the harmonic oscillator -- 7. Time evolution -- 8. Nondiagonal Wigner functions -- 9. Stationary perturbation theory -- 10. Propagators -- 11. Canonical transformations -- 12. Weyl correspondence -- 13. Alternate rules of association -- 14. Groenewold-van Hove theorem and the uniqueness of MBs and *-products -- 15. Omitted miscellany -- 16. Selected papers : brief historical outline
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Phase space (Statistical physics)
Quantum theory.
Quantum Theory
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory.
Phase space (Statistical physics)
Quantum theory
Form Electronic book
Author Zachos, Cosmas
Fairlie, David
Curtright, Thomas
ISBN 9812703500
9789812703507