Husimi Q function

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quasiprobability distribution
gptkbp:application quantum optics
quantum information
quantum state tomography
gptkbp:describes quantum state
gptkbp:domain gptkb:phase_space
gptkbp:field quantum mechanics
quantum optics
gptkbp:form Q(α) = (1/π)⟨α|ρ|α⟩
gptkbp:heldBy positive semidefinite
smoothed version of Wigner function
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Husimi Q function
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kôdi_Husimi
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Glauber–Sudarshan_P_representation
gptkb:Wigner_function
gptkbp:representationOf density matrix
gptkbp:requires coherent state
gptkbp:usedFor visualizing quantum states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wigner_distribution_function
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5