Wigner quasi-probability distribution

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quasi-probability distribution
gptkbp:application gptkb:signal_processing
gptkb:quantum_information_theory
quantum optics
gptkbp:canBeNegative true
gptkbp:describes quantum state in phase space
gptkbp:form gptkb:Wigner_function
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wigner quasi-probability distribution
gptkbp:introducedIn 1932
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Eugene_Wigner
gptkbp:property real-valued function
not always positive-definite
marginals correspond to probability distributions of position and momentum
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Glauber–Sudarshan_P_representation
gptkb:Husimi_Q_function
gptkbp:usedIn quantum mechanics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wigner–Weyl_transform
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6