A gentle introduction to Schwinger's formulation of quantum mechanics: the groupoid picture

DOI10.1142/S0217732318501225zbMATH Open1391.81016arXiv1807.00519WikidataQ129653312 ScholiaQ129653312MaRDI QIDQ4576902FDOQ4576902

Authors: Florio M. Ciaglia, A. Ibort, Giuseppe Marmo 

Publication date: 11 July 2018

Published in: Modern Physics Letters A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this short letter we review Schwinger's formulation of Quantum Mechanics and we argue that the mathematical structure behind Schwinger's "Symbolism of Atomic Measurements" is that of a groupoid. In this framework, both the Hilbert space (Schr"{o}dinger picture) and the $C^{*}$-algebra (Heisenberg picture) of the system turn out to be derived concepts, that is, they arise from the underlying groupoid structure.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1807.00519

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zbMATH Keywords

groupoidsfoundations of quantum mechanicssymbolism of atomic measurement

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50) Groupoids (i.e. small categories in which all morphisms are isomorphisms) (20L05) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

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