Published February 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

On the geometry of quantum states

  • 1. Instituto de Matematicas (Mexico)
  • 2. Instituto de Ciencias Nucleares, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, 04510 (Mexico), D.F.

Description

Using category theory we show that basic elements of quantum theory, like complexifications, Clifford algebras and projective spaces, appear naturally as universal objects of functors. We give the homotopy equivalence between the U(1)-classifying bundle in topology and the projective bundle associated with a separable Hilbert space. copyright 1996 American Institute of Physics

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
359
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 495-499.
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
Workshop on particles and fields and phenomenology of fundamental interactions.
Dates
Nov 1995.
Place
Puebla (Mexico).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
28015037
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLIFFORD ALGEBRA; ENERGY LEVELS; GEOMETRY; HILBERT SPACE; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; QUANTUM MECHANICS; U-1 GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9511225--.