Phase Space Geometry in Classical and Quantum Mechanics
Abstract
Phase space is the state space of classical mechanics, and this manifold is normally endowed only with a symplectic form. The geometry of quantum mechanics is necessarily more complicated. Arguments will be given to show that augmenting the symplectic manifold of classical phase space with a Riemannian metric is sufficient for describing quantum mechanics. In particular, using such spaces, a fully satisfactory geometric version of quantization will be developed and described.
- Publication:
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Contemporary Problems in Mathematical Physics
- Pub Date:
- October 2002
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:quant-ph/0112010
- Bibcode:
- 2002cpmp.conf..395K
- Keywords:
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- Quantum Physics;
- High Energy Physics - Theory
- E-Print:
- LaTeX, 16 pages, no figures