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View SchemaRecurrence in Quantum Mechanics
| Authors | Rocco Duvenhage |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0202023 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0202023 |
| DOI | 10.1023/A:1013217415677 |
| Journal | Int. J. Theor. Phys. 41, 45-61 (2002) |
Abstract
We first compare the mathematical structure of quantum and classical mechanics when both are formulated in a C*-algebraic framework. By using finite von Neumann algebras, a quantum mechanical analogue of Liouville's theorem is then proposed. We proceed to study Poincare recurrence in C*-algebras by mimicking the measure theoretic setting. The results are interpreted as recurrence in quantum mechanics, similar to Poincare recurrence in classical mechanics.
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