Challenges
Datasets
Workspaces
Papers
Discussions
Leaderboard
Log inSign up
Challenges
Datasets
Workspaces
Papers
Discussions
Leaderboard
Blog
Job Board
Q3AS

© 2026 Aqora Quantum S.A.S.

TermsPrivacyLegal Notice

Optical and Quantum Sensing and Precision Metrology II

Derivation from (classical) Bloch equation to von Neumann equation to Schrödinger–Pauli equation

Lihong V. Wang

Published Mar 13, 2024• 0 citations
Publisher
DOI
10.1117/12.2693007

Related papers

On the relation between Schrödinger and von Neumann equations

Vladimir I. Man’ko, Giuseppe Marmo, E. C. G. Sudarshan +1 more

Journal of Russian Laser Research•Sep 1, 1999•22 citations

Derivation of quantum kinetic equation from the Liouville-von Neumann equation

Boris Volodumurovich Bondarev

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics•Jul 1, 1994•6 citations

Derivations of Bloch (Majorana--Bloch) equation, von Neumann equation, and Schrödinger--Pauli equation

Lihong V. Wang

The transition from classical physics to quantum mechanics has been mysterious. Here, we derive the space-independent von Neumann equation for electron spin mathematically from the classical Bloch or Majorana--Bloch equation, which is also derived. Subsequently, the space-independent Schrödinger--Pauli equation is derived in both the quantum mechanical and recently developed co-quantum dynamic frameworks. An additional appendix incorporates the CQD signum branching function into the nonlinear von Neumann induction equation and develops its explicit double-commutator and state-dependent effective-Hamiltonian forms.

arXiv:2407.08025•Jul 10, 2024•0 citations

Classical aspects of the Pauli-Schrödinger equation

K. Dechoum, H. M. França, Coraci Pereira Malta

Physics Letters A•Nov 1, 1998•19 citations

Derivation from Bloch Equation to von Neumann Equation to Schrödinger–Pauli Equation

Lihong V. Wang

Abstract The transition from classical physics to quantum mechanics has been mysterious. Here, we mathematically derive the space-independent von Neumann equation for electron spin from the classical Bloch equation. Subsequently, the space-independent Schrödinger–Pauli equation is derived in both the quantum mechanical and recently developed co-quantum dynamic frameworks.

Foundations of Physics•Jun 1, 2022•6 citations

Deriving the von Neumann equation from the Majorana-Bloch equation for arbitrary spin in any state

Lihong V. Wang

After publishing the derivation from the classical Bloch equation to the quantum von Neumann equation to the Schrdinger-Pauli equation for spin-$\tfrac{1}{2}$, we proposed renaming the Bloch equation to the Majorana-Bloch equation because Majorana's work predated Bloch's in the presentation of the Bloch equation by 14 years. Here, we first generalize our previous derivation to higher spins or angular momenta in coherent pure states. Using the polynomial representation of the coherent-state projector, we derive an invertible mapping from the Majorana-Bloch equation to the von Neumann equation, establishing a one-to-one correspondence between these two formalisms. Application of the Ehrenfest theorem also shows that expectation values in these states reproduce the classical equation of motion as expected. Then, we obtain arbitrary spin-$s$ states by symmetrizing tensor products of spin-$\tfrac{1}{2}$ primitives, in accordance with the Majorana construction or the Schur-Weyl duality.

arXiv:2508.08414•Aug 11, 2025•0 citations
The transition from classical physics to quantum mechanics has been mysterious. Here, we derive the space-independent von Neumann equation for electron spin mathematically from the classical Bloch or Majorana--Bloch equation, which is also derived. Subsequently, the space-independent Schrödinger--Pauli equation is derived in both the quantum mechanical and recently developed co-quantum dynamic frameworks. An additional appendix incorporates the CQD signum branching function into the nonlinear von Neumann induction equation and develops its explicit double-commutator and state-dependent effective-Hamiltonian forms.
After publishing the derivation from the classical Bloch equation to the quantum von Neumann equation to the Schrdinger-Pauli equation for spin-12\tfrac{1}{2}21​, we proposed renaming the Bloch equation to the Majorana-Bloch equation because Majorana's work predated Bloch's in the presentation of the Bloch equation by 14 years. Here, we first generalize our previous derivation to higher spins or angular momenta in coherent pure states. Using the polynomial representation of the coherent-state projector, we derive an invertible mapping from the Majorana-Bloch equation to the von Neumann equation, establishing a one-to-one correspondence between these two formalisms. Application of the Ehrenfest theorem also shows that expectation values in these states reproduce the classical equation of motion as expected. Then, we obtain arbitrary spin-sss states by symmetrizing tensor products of spin-12\tfrac{1}{2}21​ primitives, in accordance with the Majorana construction or the Schur-Weyl duality.