Journal of Physics A Mathematical and Theoretical

Generalized SU (2) covariant Wigner functions and some of their applications

A. B. Klimov, José Luis Romero, Hubert de Guise

Published Jul 13, 2017• 60 citations

Abstract

Abstract We survey some applications of SU (2) covariant maps to the phase space quantum mechanics of systems with fixed or variable spin. A generalization to SU (3) symmetry is also briefly discussed in framework of the axiomatic Stratonovich–Weyl formulation.

DOI: 10.1088/1751-8121/50/32/323001

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