Time dependence of a general class of quantum distribution functions
- 1 November 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 30 (5) , 2187-2192
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.30.2187
Abstract
We derive an explicit analytic expression for the time development of a generalized class of quantum distribution functions, which include as special cases the Wigner, the normal, and the antinormal distributions. We find that the simplest result is obtained in the case of the Wigner distribution.Keywords
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