N ov 1 99 8 Product rule for gauge invariant Weyl symbols and its application to the semiclassical description of guiding center motion
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We derive a product rule for gauge invariant Weyl symbols which provides a generalization of the well-known Moyal formula to the case of non-vanishing electromagnetic fields. Applying our result to the guiding center problem we expand the guiding center Hamiltonian into an asymptotic power series with respect to both Planck's constant ¯ h and an adiabaticity parameter already present in the classical theory. This expansion is used to determine the influence of quantum mechanical effects on guiding center motion.
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ua nt - p h / 98 05 02 5 v 1 9 M ay 1 99 8 Product rule for gauge invariant Weyl symbols and its application to the semiclassical description of guiding center motion
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