Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2000-12-23
J. Math. Phys. 43 (2002) 4602-4627
Physics
Quantum Physics
29 pages, 7 figures. Completely revised version, to appear in the J. Math. Phys
Scientific paper
We consider the general Wigner function for a particle confined to a finite interval and subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions. We derive the boundary corrections to the "star-genvalue" equation and to the time evolution equation. These corrections can be cast in the form of a boundary potential contributing to the total Hamiltonian which together with a subsidiary boundary condition is responsible for the discretization of the energy levels. We show that a completely analogous formulation (in terms of boundary potentials) is also possible in standard operator quantum mechanics and that the Wigner and the operator formulations are also in one-to-one correspondence in the confined case. In particular, we extend Baker's converse construction to bounded systems. Finally, we elaborate on the applications of the formalism to the subject of Wigner trajectories, namely in the context of collision processes and quantum systems displaying chaotic behavior in the classical limit.
Dias Nuno Costa
Prata Joao Nuno
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