The Phase Space Formulation of Time-Symmetric Quantum Mechanics

Time-symmetric quantum mechanics can be described in the Weyl–Wigner–Moyal phase space formalism by using the properties of the cross-terms appearing in the Wigner distribution of a sum of states. These properties show the appearance of a strongly oscillating interference between the pre-selected a...

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Main Authors: Charlyne de Gosson, Maurice A. de Gosson
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Language:English
Published: Quanta 2015-11-01
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Online Access:https://dankogeorgiev.com/ojs/index.php/quanta/article/view/20
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description Time-symmetric quantum mechanics can be described in the Weyl–Wigner–Moyal phase space formalism by using the properties of the cross-terms appearing in the Wigner distribution of a sum of states. These properties show the appearance of a strongly oscillating interference between the pre-selected and post-selected states. It is interesting to note that the knowledge of this interference term is sufficient to reconstruct both states. Quanta 2015; 4: 27–34.
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spelling doaj-art-258ba19df2d0404c973360aa56ed76582025-08-20T03:22:45ZengQuantaQuanta1314-73742015-11-01410.12743/quanta.v4i1.4620The Phase Space Formulation of Time-Symmetric Quantum MechanicsCharlyne de Gosson0Maurice A. de Gosson1University of ViennaUniversity of Vienna Time-symmetric quantum mechanics can be described in the Weyl–Wigner–Moyal phase space formalism by using the properties of the cross-terms appearing in the Wigner distribution of a sum of states. These properties show the appearance of a strongly oscillating interference between the pre-selected and post-selected states. It is interesting to note that the knowledge of this interference term is sufficient to reconstruct both states. Quanta 2015; 4: 27–34. https://dankogeorgiev.com/ojs/index.php/quanta/article/view/20
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