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View SchemaHistories Approach to Quantum Mechanics
| Authors | Tulsi Dass |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0501161 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0501161 |
Abstract
These lecture notes cover the important developments in histories approach to quantum mechanics with overall content and emphasis somewhat different from other reviews and books on the subject.The idea of Houtappel, Van Dam and Wigner of employing objects based on primitive concepts of physical theories is discussed in some detail and the fact that histories are such objects is emphasized. Application of histories formalism to the problem of understanding the quasiclassical domain is treated in some detail. Other topics discussed include generalized histories-based quantum mechanics and its application to the quantum mechanics of space-time,generalization of the notion of time sequences employing partial semigroups,quasitemporal structures, history projection operator (HPO) formalism, the algebraic scheme of Isham and Linden, an axiomatic scheme for quasitemporal histories-based theories and symmetries and conservation laws in histories-based theories.
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"abstract": "These lecture notes cover the important developments in histories approach to\nquantum mechanics with overall content and emphasis somewhat different from\nother reviews and books on the subject.The idea of Houtappel, Van Dam and\nWigner of employing objects based on primitive concepts of physical theories is\ndiscussed in some detail and the fact that histories are such objects is\nemphasized. Application of histories formalism to the problem of understanding\nthe quasiclassical domain is treated in some detail. Other topics discussed\ninclude generalized histories-based quantum mechanics and its application to\nthe quantum mechanics of space-time,generalization of the notion of time\nsequences employing partial semigroups,quasitemporal structures, history\nprojection operator (HPO) formalism, the algebraic scheme of Isham and Linden,\nan axiomatic scheme for quasitemporal histories-based theories and symmetries\nand conservation laws in histories-based theories.",
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