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Quantum mechanics in phase space : an overview with selected papers

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

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Additional Authors
  • Zachos, Cosmas.
  • Fairlie, David.
  • Curtright, Thomas.
Description
vii, 551 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm.
Series Statement
World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 34
Uniform Title
World Scientific series in 20th century physics ; v. 34.
Subject
  • Phase space (Statistical physics)
  • Quantum theory
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Overview of phase-space quantization -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Wigner function -- 3. Solving for the Wigner function -- 4. The 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. The Weyl correspondence -- 13. Alternate rules of association -- 14. The Groenewold-van Hove theorem and the uniqueness of MBs and *-products -- 14. Omitted miscellany -- 15. Selected papers : brief historical outline.
ISBN
9812383840
OCLC
  • ocm64310776
  • SCSB-5247379
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries