On a Jordan-algebraic formulation of quantum mechanics : Hilbert space construction
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In this note I discuss some aspects of a formulation of quantum mechanics based entirely on the Jordan algebra of observables. After reviewing some facts of the formulation in the C∗-approach I present a Jordan-algebraic Hilbert space construction (inspired by the usual GNS-construction), thereby obtaining a real Hilbert space and a (Jordan-) representation of the algebra of observables on this space. Taking the usual case as a guideline I subsequently derive a Schrödinger equation on this Hilbert space. University of Freiburg THEP 93/7 April 1993
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