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Topological decompositions of the Pauli group and their influence on dynamical systems

Mathematical Physics 2021-05-19 v1 math.MP

Abstract

In the present paper we show that it is possible to obtain the well known Pauli group P=X,Y,Z  X2=Y2=Z2=1,(YZ)4=(ZX)4=(XY)4=1P=\langle X,Y,Z \ | \ X^2=Y^2=Z^2=1, (YZ)^4=(ZX)^4=(XY)^4=1 \rangle of order 1616 as an appropriate quotient group of two distinct spaces of orbits of the three dimensional sphere S3S^3. The first of these spaces of orbits is realized via an action of the quaternion group Q8Q_8 on S3S^3; the second one via an action of the cyclic group of order four Z(4)\mathbb{Z}(4) on S3S^3. We deduce a result of decomposition of PP of topological nature and then we find, in connection with the theory of pseudo-fermions, a possible physical interpretation of this decomposition.

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@article{arxiv.2104.02354,
  title  = {Topological decompositions of the Pauli group and their influence on dynamical systems},
  author = {Fabio Bagarello and Yanga Bavuma and Francesco G. Russo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.02354},
  year   = {2021}
}

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in press in "Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry"