Chinese Physics B
A generalized Weyl-Wigner quantization scheme unifying P — Q and Q — P ordering and Weyl ordering of operators
Ji‐Suo Wang, Hong-Yi Fan, Xiang‐Guo Meng
Abstract
By extending the usual Wigner operator to the s-parameterized one as with s being a real parameter, we propose a generalized Weyl quantization scheme which accompanies a new generalized s -parameterized ordering rule. This rule recovers P-Q ordering, Q-P ordering, and Weyl ordering of operators in s = 1, - 1, 0 respectively. Hence it differs from the Cahill-Glaubers' ordering rule which unifies normal ordering, antinormal ordering, and Weyl ordering. We also show that in this scheme the s -parameter plays the role of correlation between two quadratures Q and P . The formula that can rearrange a given operator into its new s -parameterized ordering is presented.