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All proposals of phase-space models for quantum mechanics are classified into two well-defined classes and then described in terms of operational statistical theories. The extreme generality of the description, devoid of unessential details, leads to almost trivial proofs of many facts discovered elsewhere with great effort. A new proposal of quantization is briefly sketched.
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Bugajski, S. Classical frames for a quantum theory — A bird's-eye view. Int J Theor Phys 32, 969–977 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01215303
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