Quantum mechanics in Riemannian spacetime. II. Operators of observables
Abstract
The formulation of the generally covariant analog of standard (nonrelativistic) quantum mechanics in a general Riemannian spacetime begun in earlier studies of the author is continued with the introduction of asymptotic (with respect toc‑2) operators of the spatial position of a spinless particle and of the projection of its momentum onto an arbitrary spacetime direction. The connection between the position operator and the generalization of theV1,3 Newton—Wigner operator is established. It is shown that the projection of the momentum onto the 4-velocity of the frame of reference (the energy operator) is unitarily equivalent to the Hamiltonian in the Schrödinger equation.
- Publication:
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Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
- Pub Date:
- March 1992
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1992TMP....90..281T
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Mechanic;
- Spatial Position;
- Position Operator;
- Energy Operator;
- Spinless Particle