On the propagation of semiclassical Wigner functions

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/35/11/307zbMATH Open1010.81044arXivmath-ph/0111012OpenAlexW3099534260MaRDI QIDQ4545246FDOQ4545246

Authors: Pedro de M. Rios, A. M. Ozorio De Almeida 

Publication date: 15 August 2002

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We establish the difference between the propagation of semiclassical Wigner functions and classical Liouville propagation. First we re-discuss the semiclassical limit for the propagator of Wigner functions, which on its own leads to their classical propagation. Then, via stationary phase evaluation of the full integral evolution equation, using the semiclassical expressions of Wigner functions, we provide the correct geometrical prescription for their semiclassical propagation. This is determined by the classical trajectories of the tips of the chords defined by the initial semiclassical Wigner function and centered on their arguments, in contrast to the Liouville propagation which is determined by the classical trajectories of the arguments themselves.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0111012

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zbMATH Keywords

classical trajectoriesLiouville propagation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics (81S30)

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