Geometric derivation of quantum uncertainty

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2007.09.038MaRDI QIDQ715985zbMATHOpenAlexFDO

Authors D. Kharzeev

Publication date 19 April 2011

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0710.5504

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

Abstract: Quantum observables can be identified with vector fields on the sphere of normalized states. Consequently, the uncertainty relations for quantum observables become geometric statements. In the Letter the familiar uncertainty relation follows from the following stronger statement: Of all parallelograms with given sides the rectangle has the largest area.

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