Wigner Distribution Function
The Wigner distribution function (WDF) was first proposed in physics to account for quantum corrections to classical statistical mechanics in 1932 by Eugene Wigner, cf. Wigner quasi-probability distribution.
Given the shared algebraic structure between position-momentum and time-frequency pairs, it may also usefully serve in signal processing, as a transform in time-frequency analysis. Compared to a short-time Fourier transform, such as the Gabor transform, the Wigner distribution function can furnish higher clarity in some cases.
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