Phase-space representations of the Bloch equation
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 31 (3) , 1707-1711
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.31.1707
Abstract
We discuss the phase-space representation of the Bloch equation and present analytic expressions for two generalized classes of distribution functions. Series solutions to order of are given. We conclude that the Wigner quantum corrections are the simplest among the two general classes of distribution functions.
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