Phase-space gaussian ensemble quantum camouflage

TL;DR

This paper extends phase-space quantum mechanics to certain non-linear Hamiltonians, identifying gaussian ensembles as quantum ground states and introducing a quantum camouflage concept where quantum ensembles mimic classical stationarity.

Contribution

It provides an analytical framework for phase-space quantum dynamics of non-linear systems and introduces quantum camouflage as a novel concept for quantum-classical regime confrontation.

Findings

Exact phase-space profiles of quantum fluctuations are derived.

Quantum camouflage allows gaussian quantum ensembles to mimic classical stationarity.

Framework broadens understanding of quantum effects in non-linear dynamical systems.

Abstract

Extending the phase-space description of the Weyl-Wigner quantum mechanics to a subset of non-linear Hamiltonians in position and momentum, gaussian functions are identified as the quantum ground state. Once a Hamiltonian, $H^{W}(q,\,p)$, is constrained by the $\partial ^2 H^{W} / \partial q \partial p = 0$ condition, flow properties for generic $1$-dim systems can be analytically obtained in terms of Wigner functions and Wigner currents. For gaussian statistical ensembles, the exact phase-space profile of the quantum fluctuations over the classical trajectories are found, so to interpret them as a suitable Hilbert space state configuration for confronting quantum and classical regimes. In particular, a sort of {\em quantum camouflage} where the stationarity of classical statistical ensembles can be camouflaged by the stationarity of gaussian quantum ensembles is identified. Besides the broadness of the framework worked out in some previous examples, our results provide an encompassing picture of quantum effects on non-linear dynamical systems which can be interpreted as a first step for finding the complete spectrum of non-standard Hamiltonians.