On the Space-Time Geometry of Quantum Systems

dc.creatorGraudenz, Dirk
dc.date1994-12-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:30:33Z
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dc.descriptionWe describe the time evolution of quantum systems in a classical background space-time by means of a covariant derivative in an infinite dimensional vector bundle. The corresponding parallel transport operator along a timelike curve $\cC$ is interpreted as the time evolution operator of an observer moving along $\cC$. The holonomy group of the connection, which can be interpreted as a group of local symmetry transformations, and the set of observables have to satisfy certain consistency conditions. Two examples related to local $\mbox{SO}(3)$ and $\mbox{U}(1)$-symmetries, respectively, are discussed in detail. The theory developed in this paper may also be useful to analyze situations where the underlying space-time manifold has closed timelike curves.
dc.description15 pages (LaTeX); figures are included via epsfig; the corresponding postscript files are uuencoded; AMS-fonts are needed
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9412013
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9412013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/35565
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleOn the Space-Time Geometry of Quantum Systems
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