%0 Journal Article %A Harland, Derek %A Everitt, Mark %A Nemoto, Kae %A Tilma, Todd %A Spiller, T.P. %D 2013 %T Towards a complete and continuous Wigner function for an ensemble of spins or qubits %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Towards_a_complete_and_continuous_Wigner_function_for_an_ensemble_of_spins_or_qubits/9387473 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17000684 %K untagged %K Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified %X We present a new quasi-probability distribution function for ensembles of spin-half particles or qubits that has many properties in common with Wigner's original function for systems of continuous variables. We show that this function provides clear and intuitive graphical representation of a wide variety of states, including Fock states, spin-coherent states, squeezed states, superpositions and statistical mixtures. Unlike previous attempts to represent ensembles of spins/qubits, this distribution is capable of simultaneously representing several angular momentum shells. %I Loughborough University