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Covariance for quasi-probability distributions

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A criterion is given for characterizing quantum mechanical joint distributions that have the same covariance of position and momentum.

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  1. Leon Cohen

    Present address: Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York

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  1. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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Work done during tenure of a grant from the City University Faculty Research Award Program.

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Cohen, L. Covariance for quasi-probability distributions. Found Phys 6, 739–741 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00708952

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