Quantum mechanics on manifolds embedded in Euclidean space
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Quantum Mechanics on Manifolds
A definition of quantum mechanics on a manifold M is proposed and a method to realize the definition is presented. This scheme is applicable to a homogeneous space M = G/H . The realization is a unitary representation of the transformation group G on the space of vector bundle-valued functions. When H 6= {e}, there exist a number of inequivalent realizations. As examples, quantum mechanics on a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Physics
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0003-4916
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4916(03)00080-0