Is there a Jordan geometry underlying quantum physics?

DOI10.1007/S10773-008-9724-ZMaRDI QIDQ1008202zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Wolfgang Bertram

Publication date 24 March 2009

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.3069

zbMATH Keywords

generalized projective geometriesJordan algebras (-triple systems, -pairs)quantum theorytwistor theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Noncommutative Jordan algebras (17A15) Applications of Lie groups to the sciences; explicit representations (22E70) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Operator algebra methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R15) Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25)

Abstract: There have been several propositions for a geometric and essentially non-linear formulation of quantum mechanics. From a purely mathematical point of view, the point of view of Jordan algebra theory might give new strength to such approaches: there is a ``Jordan geometry belonging to the Jordan part of the algebra of observables, in the same way as Lie groups belong to the Lie part. Both the Lie geometry and the Jordan geometry are well-adapted to describe certain features of quantum theory. We concentrate here on the mathematical description of the Jordan geometry and raise some questions concerning possible relations with foundational issues of quantum theory.

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