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Quantum Description of Angles in the Plane

Quantum Physics 2022-03-29 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

The real plane with its set of orientations or angles in [0,π)[0,\pi) is the simplest non trivial example of a (projective) Hilbert space and provides nice illustrations of quantum formalism. We present some of them, namely covariant integral quantization, linear polarisation of light as a quantum measurement, interpretation of entanglement leading to the violation of Bell inequalities, and spin one-half coherent states viewed as two entangled angles.

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@article{arxiv.2111.11501,
  title  = {Quantum Description of Angles in the Plane},
  author = {Roberto Beneduci and Emmanuel Frion and Jean-Pierre Gazeau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.11501},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

8 pages. Matches the published version in the AAMP Special Issue of the diamond Open-Access journal Acta Polytechnica

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