Background independent quantum mechanics, metric of quantum states, and gravity: A comprehensive perspective

DOI10.1007/S10773-007-9438-7MaRDI QIDQ2475701zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Aalok

Publication date 11 March 2008

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0701189

zbMATH Keywords

connectionsfiber bundleinvariancelocal gauge transformationsmanifoldprojectionsprojective Hilbert spacepseudo-Riemannian manifoldquantum state spacesymmetries

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geometry and quantization, symplectic methods (81S10) Gravitational interaction in quantum theory (81V17) Atomic physics (81V45)

Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive perspective of the metric of quantum states with a focus on the background independent metric structures. We also explore the possibilities of geometrical formulations of quantum mechanics beyond the quantum state space and Kahler manifold. The metric of quantum states in the classical configuration space with the pseudo-Riemannian signature and its possible applications are explored. On contrary to the common perception that a metric for quantum state can yield a natural metric in the configuration space with the limit when Planck constant vanishes, we obtain the metric of quantum states in the configuration space without imposing this limiting condition. Here, Planck constant is absorbed in the quantity like Bohr radii. While exploring the metric structure associated with Hydrogen like atom, we witness another interesting finding that the invariant lengths appear in the multiple of Bohr radii.

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