Comparing Wigner, Husimi and Bohmian distributions: which one is a true probability distribution in phase space?

E Colomés, Z Zhan, X Oriols - Journal of Computational Electronics, 2015 - Springer
The Wigner distribution function is a quasi-probability distribution. When properly integrated,
it provides the correct charge and current densities, but it gives negative probabilities in …

Overview of Bohmian mechanics

X Oriols, J Mompart - Applied Bohmian Mechanics, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter provides a fully comprehensive overview of the Bohmian formulation of
quantum phenomena. It deals with a historical review of the difficulties found by Louis de …

Quantum dissipation with conditional wave functions: Application to the realistic simulation of nanoscale electron devices

E Colomés, Z Zhan, D Marian, X Oriols - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
Without access to the full quantum state, modeling dissipation in an open system requires
approximations. The physical soundness of such approximations relies on using realistic …

Setting Boundaries for Statistical Mechanics

B Eisenberg - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Statistical mechanics has grown without bounds in space. Statistical mechanics of
noninteracting point particles in an unbounded perfect gas is widely used to describe liquids …

Stochastic Schrödinger equations and conditional states: A general non-Markovian quantum electron transport simulator for THz electronics

D Pandey, E Colomés, G Albareda, X Oriols - Entropy, 2019 - mdpi.com
A prominent tool to study the dynamics of open quantum systems is the reduced density
matrix. Yet, approaching open quantum systems by means of state vectors has well known …

Can Wigner distribution functions with collisions satisfy complete positivity and energy conservation?

M Villani, X Oriols - Journal of Computational Electronics, 2021 - Springer
To avoid the computational burden of many-body quantum simulation, the interaction of an
electron with a photon (phonon) is typically accounted for by disregarding the explicit …

Identifying weak values with intrinsic dynamical properties in modal theories

D Pandey, R Sampaio, T Ala-Nissila, G Albareda… - Physical Review A, 2021 - APS
The so-called eigenvalue-eigenstate link states that no property can be associated to a
quantum system unless it is in an eigenstate of the corresponding operator. This precludes …

Scattering in terms of Bohmian conditional wave functions for scenarios with non-commuting energy and momentum operators

M Villani, G Albareda, C Destefani, X Cartoixà, X Oriols - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Without access to the full quantum state, modeling quantum transport in mesoscopic
systems requires dealing with a limited number of degrees of freedom. In this work, we …

Can decoherence make quantum theories unfalsifiable? Understanding the quantum-to-classical transition without it

X Oriols - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Exact predictions for most quantum systems are computationally inaccessible. This is the so-
called many body problem, which is present in most common interpretations of quantum …

Noise and charge discreteness as ultimate limit for the THz operation of ultra-small electronic devices

E Colomés, J Mateos, T González, X Oriols - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
To manufacture faster electron devices, the industry has entered into the nanoscale
dimensions and Terahertz (THz) working frequencies. The discrete nature of the few …