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The octonionic eigenvalue problem

Mathematical Physics 2015-06-11 v1 math.MP

Abstract

By using a real matrix translation, we propose a coupled eigenvalue problem for octonionic operators. In view of possible applications in quantum mechanics, we also discuss the hermiticity of such operators. Previous difficulties in formulating a consistent octonionic Hilbert space are solved by using the new coupled eigenvalue problem and introducing an appropriate scalar product for the probability amplitudes.

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@article{arxiv.1208.4999,
  title  = {The octonionic eigenvalue problem},
  author = {Stefano De Leo and Gisele Ducati},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.4999},
  year   = {2015}
}

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21 pages

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