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| author | Etl, Clemens Ballicchia, Mauro Nedjalkov, Mihail Weinbub, Josef |
| author_facet | Etl, Clemens Ballicchia, Mauro Nedjalkov, Mihail Weinbub, Josef |
| contents | Applying a Weyl-Stratonovich transform to the evolution equation of the Wigner function in an electromagnetic field yields a multidimensional gauge-invariant equation which is numerically very challenging to solve. In this work, we apply simplifying assumptions for linear electromagnetic fields and the evolution of an electron in a plane (two-dimensional transport), which reduces the complexity and enables to gain first experiences with a gauge-invariant Wigner equation. We present an equation analysis and show that a finite difference approach for solving the high-order derivatives allows for reformulation into a Fredholm integral equation. The resolvent expansion of the latter contains consecutive integrals, which is favorable for Monte Carlo solution approaches. To that end, we present two stochastic (Monte Carlo) algorithms that evaluate averages of generic physical quantities or directly the Wigner function. The algorithms give rise to a quantum particle model, which interprets quantum transport in heuristic terms. |
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| spellingShingle | Wigner transport in linear electromagnetic fields Etl, Clemens Ballicchia, Mauro Nedjalkov, Mihail Weinbub, Josef Quantum Physics Mathematical Physics Applying a Weyl-Stratonovich transform to the evolution equation of the Wigner function in an electromagnetic field yields a multidimensional gauge-invariant equation which is numerically very challenging to solve. In this work, we apply simplifying assumptions for linear electromagnetic fields and the evolution of an electron in a plane (two-dimensional transport), which reduces the complexity and enables to gain first experiences with a gauge-invariant Wigner equation. We present an equation analysis and show that a finite difference approach for solving the high-order derivatives allows for reformulation into a Fredholm integral equation. The resolvent expansion of the latter contains consecutive integrals, which is favorable for Monte Carlo solution approaches. To that end, we present two stochastic (Monte Carlo) algorithms that evaluate averages of generic physical quantities or directly the Wigner function. The algorithms give rise to a quantum particle model, which interprets quantum transport in heuristic terms. |
| title | Wigner transport in linear electromagnetic fields |
| topic | Quantum Physics Mathematical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08376 |