Published February 20, 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

On the geometry of quantum states

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

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

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Identifiers

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
Workshops on particles and fields and phenomenology of fundamental interactions
Dates
30 Oct - 3 Nov 1995
Place
Puebla (Mexico)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40034236
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CLIFFORD ALGEBRA; GEOMETRY; HILBERT SPACE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; TOPOLOGY; U-1 GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; FIELD THEORIES; LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS; U GROUPS

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Notes
(c) 1996 American Institute of Physics.