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Wigner-Type Theorem on transition probability preserving maps in semifinite factors

Operator Algebras 2018-02-27 v1

Abstract

The Wigner's theorem, which is one of the cornerstones of the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, asserts that every symmetry of quantum system is unitary or anti-unitary. This classical result was first given by Wigner in 1931. Thereafter it has been proved and generalized in various ways by many authors. Recently, G. P. Geh\'{e}r extended Wigner's and Moln\'{a}r's theorems and characterized the transformations on the Grassmann space of all rank-nn projections which preserve the transition probability. The aim of this paper is to provide a new approach to describe the general form of the transition probability preserving (not necessarily bijective) maps between Grassmann spaces. As a byproduct, we are able to generalize the results of Moln\'{a}r and G. P. Geh\'{e}r.

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@article{arxiv.1802.09157,
  title  = {Wigner-Type Theorem on transition probability preserving maps in semifinite factors},
  author = {Wenhua Qian and Liguang Wang and Wenming Wu and Wei Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.09157},
  year   = {2018}
}
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