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Irreversible transitions in the Wigner representation

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Acta Physica Hungarica Series B, Quantum Electronics

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Irreversible transitions are studied in the Wigner representation. When Fermi Golden Rule (FGR) applies, the transition rate is given by the phase-space overlap integral between the initial Wigner function and the final quasi-distribution which is the Wigner transform of the microcanonical density matrix. Classical approximations and various applications are discussed.

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Segev, B. Irreversible transitions in the Wigner representation. Acta Phys. Hung. B 20, 139–142 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1556/APH.20.2004.1-2.28

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