Quantum theory and the category of complex numbers

DOI10.1007/S10773-006-9160-XMaRDI QIDQ867217zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Simon Davis

Publication date 15 February 2007

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-006-9160-x

zbMATH Keywords

imaginary unitS-matrixcomplex numbersquantum theoryreal formalism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) (S)-matrix theory, etc. in quantum theory (81U20)

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