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Physica Scripta

The Wigner Function for a Quantum System with an Infinitely Deep Square-Well Potential

Shi‐Hai Dong, Guo-Hua Sun, Yu Jiang

Published Jan 1, 2004• 3 citations
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Abstract

The Wigner distribution function for a quantum system with an infinitely deep square-well potential is obtained analytically and presented by plotting the Wigner distribution functions on the quantum phase space. The cross-matrix elements of the expectation values of some classical quantities are also obtained. The case of the symmetrical square-well potential is studied briefly.

DOI
10.1238/physica.regular.070a00207

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