Margenau-Hill quasiprobability distribution

The Margenau-Hill quasiprobability distribution (MH) is a mathematical tool used in quantum mechanics, particularly in quantum information science, quantum optics, and quantum thermodynamics, to describe the joint "quasiprobability" of outcomes for measurements of multiple, potentially non-commuting observables (quantities that cannot be precisely measured simultaneously). It is commonly used as a phase-space description of quantum states, similar to the Wigner quasiprobability distribution and Kirkwood–Dirac quasiprobability distribution.

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Margenau-Hill quasiprobability distribution

The Margenau-Hill quasiprobability distribution (MH) is a mathematical tool used in quantum mechanics, particularly in quantum information science, quantum optics, and quantum thermodynamics, to describe the joint "quasiprobability" of outcomes for measurements of multiple, potentially non-commuting observables (quantities that cannot be precisely measured simultaneously). It is commonly used as a phase-space description of quantum states, similar to the Wigner quasiprobability distribution and Kirkwood–Dirac quasiprobability distribution.

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