Fisher information, delocalization and the semiclassical description of molecular rotation

We discuss phase-space delocalization for the rigid rotor within a semiclassical context by recourse to the Husimi distributions of both the linear and the 3D-anisotropic instances. The Husimi function can be viewed in a variety of ways. In particular, we obtain it as the expectation value of the de...

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Authors: Curilef, S., Pennini, Flavia, Plastino, Ángel Luis, Ferri, Gustavo Luís
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2007
Country:Argentina
Institution:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repository:SEDICI (UNLP)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/131050
Online Access:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/131050
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Ciencias Exactas
Física
Quantum information
Quantum statistical mechanics
Semiclassical methods
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Summary:We discuss phase-space delocalization for the rigid rotor within a semiclassical context by recourse to the Husimi distributions of both the linear and the 3D-anisotropic instances. The Husimi function can be viewed in a variety of ways. In particular, we obtain it as the expectation value of the density operator in a suitable basis of coherent states. Our treatment is based upon the concomitant Fisher information measures. The pertinent Wehrl entropy is also investigated in the linear case.