Published August 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum mechanics in finite dimensions

  • 1. Australian National Univ., Canberra. Dept. of Theoretical Physics
  • 2. Geneva Univ. (Switzerland). Inst. de Physique Theorique

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This paper contributes to a recent series discussing quantum mechanics defined on a finite-dimensional Hilbert space in which Weyl's commutation relation for unitary operators holds. In an earlier paper, it was shown that the commutation relation for hermitian operators with a bounded spectrum tends to Heisenberg's standard canonical commutation relation as the spectrum becomes continuous and the dimension n→ infinity. The present paper offers a formulation which is coordinate free in the limit n→ infinity and makes the limiting procedure especially transparent

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Journal Title
Aust. J. Phys.
Journal Issue
v.31(3,4
Series
Aust. J. Phys.

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