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It is shown that Hilbert-space quantum mechanics can be represented on phase space in the sense that the density operators can be identified with phase-space densities and the observables can be described by functions on phase space. In particular, we consider phase-space representations of quantum mechanics which are related to certain joint position-momentum observables.
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Stulpe, W. On the representation of quantum mechanics on phase space. Int J Theor Phys 31, 1785–1795 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00671786
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00671786