Non viability of hyperbolic quantum mechanics as a theory of Nature

arXiv1311.6461MaRDI QIDQ6246763FDOQ6246763

Publication date: 24 November 2013

Abstract: Quantum and classical mechanics share a common algebraic formalism which is expressed naturally in the language of category theory. A third realization of this formalism is the so-called hyperbolic quantum mechanics where split-complex numbers replace the usual complex numbers. We introduce and explore the corresponding generalization of C*-algebras and prove that hyperbolic quantum mechanics is not a viable candidate for describing Nature. Quantum and classical mechanics are the only acceptable theories of Nature which are invariant under tensorial composition.

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