Quantum measures and spaces

Publication date 15 December 1998

Complemented lattices, orthocomplemented lattices and posets (06C15) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to functional analysis (46-02) Noncommutative measure and integration (46L51) Noncommutative probability and statistics (46L53) Free probability and free operator algebras (46L54) Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics (46N50) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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The scope of this very thorough work covers a wide range of topics in the mathematics of quantum physics. The first three parts of the book make up its main subject matter, with a fourth part and appendix covering a range of related topics. The book also includes a very comprehensive bibliography of more than 700 associated works. Part I of the book, Measures, Orthomodularity and Inner Products presents the generalisation of regular measure theory appropriate to measures on orthomodular structures. Gleasons theorem is the main focus of this discussion which includes a paper on applications of Gleasons theorem (by another author), and ends with discussion of inner products in projective spaces. The second part, Matrix operators and particles starts with a chapter on the topological representations of matrix groups, including discussion of Lie groups, surfaces, bundles and coverings. Subsequent chapters using these notions are entitled in turn CC-springs, spins, and finally gravitons and 4D-bags. The purpose of this section is to develop a new finite-dimensional geometrical model for the four basic interactions, for bags and particle series, based on symmetry transformation groups U(1), SU(2), SU(3) together with a new group D3. Part III, Orthomodular structures deals with infinite dimensional spaces, and the lattice theoretic characterisation of Hilbert space. This discussion ranges over complete lattices, dimension theory, outer and regular measures and the characterisation of Hilbert lattices as special dimension lattices. The remaining part of the book includes sections on topics which are either required to understand, or which further develop topics treated earlier. Part IV Miscellaneous starts with a chapter titled about the 3-sphere, followed by a paper by another author on the spectral theorem, a chapter introducing topology followed by a paper on strong and weak topologies, with finally a chapter on D-algebras, D-posets and effect algebras. The Appendices similarly cover a range of topics: Boolean logic, groups and general algebras, 6-Roll mill, sets and finally relativistic quantum mechanics. Although this book lacks a detailed general preface to place the range of topics in context, there is a useful summary preceding each chapter which clearly outlines the discussion to follow. Parts I and II especially also include many examples and applications which serve to relate the mathematics to its role in physics. As the author claims: the book can be used for future research, for seminars and lectures on quantum structures. It is a continuation of the authors book on orthomodular lattices.

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