nLab classical-to-quantum notions - table

classical mechanicssemiclassical approximation…formal deformation quantizationquantum mechanics
order of Planck's constant ℏ\hbar𝒪(ℏ 0)\mathcal{O}(\hbar^0)𝒪(ℏ 1)\mathcal{O}(\hbar^1)𝒪(ℏ n)\mathcal{O}(\hbar^n)𝒪(ℏ ∞)\mathcal{O}(\hbar^\infty)
statesclassical statesemiclassical statequantum state
observablesclassical observablequantum observable

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