Proceedings of the Conference Quantum Probability and Infinite Dimensional Analysis
Proceedings of the Conference Quantum Probability and Infinite Dimensional Analysis

Author: Wolfgang Freudenberg

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9812382887

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This volume consists of 18 research papers reflecting the impressive progress made in the field. It includes new results on quantum stochastic integration, the stochastic limit, quantum teleportation and other areas. Contents: Markov Property -- Recent Developments on the Quantum Markov Property (L Accardi & F Fidaleo); Stationary Quantum Stochastic Processes from the Cohomological Point of View (G G Amosov); The Feller Property of a Class of Quantum Markov Semigroups II (R Carbone & F Fagnola); Recognition and Teleportation (K-H Fichtner et al.); Prediction Errors and Completely Positive Maps (R Gohm); Multiplicative Properties of Double Stochastic Product Integrals (R L Hudson); Isometric Cocycles Related to Beam Splittings (V Liebscher); Multiplicativity via a Hat Trick (J M Lindsay & S J Wills); Dilation Theory and Continuous Tensor Product Systems of Hilbert Modules (M Skeide); Quasi-Free Fermion Planar Quantum Stochastic Integrals (W J Spring & I F Wilde); and other papers.

On Hilbert's Sixth Problem
On Hilbert's Sixth Problem

Author: Newton C. A. da Costa

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-01-25

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 3030838374

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This book explores the premise that a physical theory is an interpretation of the analytico–canonical formalism. Throughout the text, the investigation stresses that classical mechanics in its Lagrangian formulation is the formal backbone of theoretical physics. The authors start from a presentation of the analytico–canonical formalism for classical mechanics, and its applications in electromagnetism, Schrödinger's quantum mechanics, and field theories such as general relativity and gauge field theories, up to the Higgs mechanism. The analysis uses the main criterion used by physicists for a theory: to formulate a physical theory we write down a Lagrangian for it. A physical theory is a particular instance of the Lagrangian functional. So, there is already an unified physical theory. One only has to specify the corresponding Lagrangian (or Lagrangian density); the dynamical equations are the associated Euler–Lagrange equations. The theory of Suppes predicates as the main tool in the axiomatization and examples from the usual theories in physics. For applications, a whole plethora of results from logic that lead to interesting, and sometimes unexpected, consequences. This volume looks at where our physics happen and which mathematical universe we require for the description of our concrete physical events. It also explores if we use the constructive universe or if we need set–theoretically generic spacetimes.

Relativity, Symmetry, and the Structure of Quantum Theory, Volume 2
Relativity, Symmetry, and the Structure of Quantum Theory, Volume 2

Author: William H Klink

Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

Published: 2018-03-23

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 1681748916

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The first version of quantum theory, developed in the mid 1920's, is what is called nonrelativistic quantum theory; it is based on a form of relativity which, in a previous volume, was called Newton relativity. But quickly after this first development, it was realized that, in order to account for high energy phenomena such as particle creation, it was necessary to develop a quantum theory based on Einstein relativity. This in turn led to the development of relativistic quantum field theory, which is an intrinsically many-body theory. But this is not the only possibility for a relativistic quantum theory. In this book we take the point of view of a particle theory, based on the irreducible representations of the Poincare group, the group that expresses the symmetry of Einstein relativity. There are several ways of formulating such a theory; we develop what is called relativistic point form quantum mechanics, which, unlike quantum field theory, deals with a fixed number of particles in a relativistically invariant way. A central issue in any relativistic quantum theory is how to introduce interactions without spoiling relativistic invariance. We show that interactions can be incorporated in a mass operator, in such a way that relativistic invariance is maintained. Surprisingly for a relativistic theory, such a construction allows for instantaneous interactions; in addition, dynamical particle exchange and particle production can be included in a multichannel formulation of the mass operator. For systems of more than two particles, however, straightforward application of such a construction leads to the undesirable property that clusters of widely separated particles continue to interact with one another, even if the interactions between the individual particles are of short range. A significant part of this volume deals with the solution of this problem. Since relativistic quantum mechanics is not as well-known as relativistic quantum field theory, a chapter is devoted to applications of point form quantum mechanics to nuclear physics; in particular we show how constituent quark models can be used to derive electromagnetic and other properties of hadrons.

Jordan Structures in Geometry and Analysis
Jordan Structures in Geometry and Analysis

Author: Cho-Ho Chu

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-11-17

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1139505432

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Jordan theory has developed rapidly in the last three decades, but very few books describe its diverse applications. Here, the author discusses some recent advances of Jordan theory in differential geometry, complex and functional analysis, with the aid of numerous examples and concise historical notes. These include: the connection between Jordan and Lie theory via the Tits–Kantor–Koecher construction of Lie algebras; a Jordan algebraic approach to infinite dimensional symmetric manifolds including Riemannian symmetric spaces; the one-to-one correspondence between bounded symmetric domains and JB*-triples; and applications of Jordan methods in complex function theory. The basic structures and some functional analytic properties of JB*-triples are also discussed. The book is a convenient reference for experts in complex geometry or functional analysis, as well as an introduction to these areas for beginning researchers. The recent applications of Jordan theory discussed in the book should also appeal to algebraists.

Encyclopaedia of Mathematics
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics

Author: Michiel Hazewinkel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-12-01

Total Pages: 525

ISBN-13: 9400959974

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This ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF MATHEMATICS aims to be a reference work for all parts of mathe matics. It is a translation with updates and editorial comments of the Soviet Mathematical Encyclopaedia published by 'Soviet Encyclopaedia Publishing House' in five volumes in 1977-1985. The annotated translation consists of ten volumes including a special index volume. There are three kinds of articles in this ENCYCLOPAEDIA. First of all there are survey-type articles dealing with the various main directions in mathematics (where a rather fine subdivi sion has been used). The main requirement for these articles has been that they should give a reasonably complete up-to-date account of the current state of affairs in these areas and that they should be maximally accessible. On the whole, these articles should be understandable to mathematics students in their first specialization years, to graduates from other mathematical areas and, depending on the specific subject, to specialists in other domains of science, en gineers and teachers of mathematics. These articles treat their material at a fairly general level and aim to give an idea of the kind of problems, techniques and concepts involved in the area in question. They also contain background and motivation rather than precise statements of precise theorems with detailed definitions and technical details on how to carry out proofs and constructions. The second kind of article, of medium length, contains more detailed concrete problems, results and techniques.

Quantum Worlds
Quantum Worlds

Author: Olimpia Lombardi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-04-11

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1108473474

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Offers a comprehensive and up-to-date volume on the conceptual and philosophical problems related to the interpretation of quantum mechanics.