Joint Wigner distribution for spin-1/2 particles

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Foundations of Physics 16 (4):295-310 (1986)
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The Wigner distribution has proven to be a useful tool in many quantum problems requiring a joint distribution of position and momentum. In the present paper we develop a joint distribution for spin components within the spirit of the Wigner distribution. This distribution provides an insight into the quantum theory of measurement. We also discuss how one may write joint distributions for two arbitrary noncommuting operators

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10.1007/bf01882690

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