Observables as functions: Antonymous functions
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Operator Algebras
Abstract
Antonymous functions are real-valued functions on the Stone spectrum of a von Neumann algebra R. They correspond to the self-adjoint operators in R, which are interpreted as observables in quantum physics. Antonymous functions turn out to be generalized Gelfand transforms, related to de Groote's observable functions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0510102,
title = {Observables as functions: Antonymous functions},
author = {Andreas Doering},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0510102},
year = {2007}
}
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