The groupoidal picture of quantum mechanics (Q6146400)

The purpose of this paper is to give a groupoid interpretation of quantum mechanics. The authors consider a groupoid as the basic mathematical ingredient in the description of a physical system. First, the authors review the relevant notions of the theory of measure groupoids and their link with quantum mechanical systems. Then, they give a construction of the von Neumann algebra of a measure groupoid. The quantum-to-classical transition is interpreted in the groupoid framework. Feynman's sum over histories interpretation is also described in terms of groupoids.