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understanding the oscillating part of the Gutzwiller trace

given the density of states according to Gutzwiller's trace formula $ g(E)= g_{smooth}(E)+ g_{osc}(E) $ i know that the 'smooth' part comes from $ g_{smooth}(E)= \iint dxdp \delta(E-p^{2}-V(x)) $ ...
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Is the quantization of the harmonic oscillator unique?

To put it a little better: Is there more than one quantum system, which ends up in the classical harmonic oscillator in the classial limit? I'm specifically, but not only, interested in an ...
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Some questions on observables in QM

1-In QM every observable is described mathematically by a linear Hermitian operator. Does that mean every Hermitian linear operator can represent an observable? 2-What are the criteria to say whether ...