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Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space. Denote by ${\mathcal G}_{\infty}(H)$ the Grassmannian formed by closed subspaces of $H$ whose dimension and codimension both are infinite. We say that $X,Y\in {\mathcal…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-08-22 Mark Pankov , Adam Tyc

Under the mild condition of continuity at a single point we describe all the bijections of the set of all partial isometries on a Hilbert space which preserve the order and the orthogonality in both directions. Moreover, we present a…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Lajos Molnar

In this paper first we give a partial answer to a question of L. Moln\'ar and W. Timmermann. Namely, we will describe those linear (not necessarily bijective) transformations on the set of self-adjoint matrices which preserve a unitarily…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2015-07-13 György Pál Gehér , Gergő Nagy

A simple proof is provided to show that any bounded normal operator on a real Hilbert space is orthogonally equivalent to its transpose(adjoint). A structure theorem for invertible skew-symmetric operators, which is analogous to the finite…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2020-04-21 B V Rajarama Bhat , Tiju Cherian John

Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional left vector space over a division ring $R$ and $n\ge 3$. Denote by ${\mathcal G}_{k}$ the Grassmann space of $k$-dimensional subspaces of $V$ and put ${\mathfrak G}_{k}$ for the set of all pairs $(S,U)\in…

Group Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mark Pankov

Grassmann angles improve upon similar concepts of angle between subspaces that measure volume contraction in orthogonal projections, working for real or complex subspaces, and being more efficient when dimensions are different. Their…

General Mathematics · Mathematics 2020-10-08 André L. G. Mandolesi

We prove that any isometry between two dimensional Hilbert geometries is a projective transformation unless the domains are interiors of triangles.

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-22 Vladimir S. Matveev , Marc Troyanov

We establish the conditions under which a conservation law associated with a non-invertible operator may be realized as a symmetry in quantum physics. As established by Wigner, all quantum symmetries must be represented by either unitary or…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Gerardo Ortiz , Chinmay Giridhar , Philipp Vojta , Andriy H. Nevidomskyy , Zohar Nussinov

We present an analogue of Uhlhorn's version of Wigner's theorem on symmetry transformations for the case of indefinite inner product spaces. This significantly generalizes a result of Van den Broek. The proof is based on our main theorem,…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Lajos Molnar

In this paper, we introduce the Grassmann tensor by tensor product of vectors and some basic terminology in tensor theory. Some basic properties of the Grassmann tensors are investigated and the tensor language is used to rewrite some…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Changqing Xu , Kaijie Xu , Jun Wang , Jingxuan Bai

According to Wigner theorem, transformations of quantum states which preserve the probabilities are either unitary or antiunitary. This short communication presents an elementary proof of this theorem that significantly departs from the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-09-18 Amaury Mouchet

We show that if a Finsler space is conformally automorphic to a Riemannian space and the automorphism is positively homogeneous with respect to tangent vectors, then the indicatrix of the Finsler space is a space of constant curvature. In…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2010-09-08 G. S. Asanov

We describe all adjacency preserving bijections of certain products of Grassmann spaces.

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Hans Havlicek , Mark Pankov

Following an idea close to one given by C. G. Torre (private communication), we prove that Riemannian spaces (M,g) and (M,h) that are related by a Gurses type (b) transformation [M. Gurses, Phys. Rev. Lett. 70, 367 (1993)] or, equivalently,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 I. Hauser , F. J. Ernst

In quantum theory, symmetry has to be defined necessarily in terms of the family of unit rays, the state space. The theorem of Wigner asserts that a symmetry so defined at the level of rays can always be lifted into a linear unitary or an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Simon , N. Mukunda , S. Chaturvedi , V. Srinivasan

Let $H$ be an infinite-dimensional complex Hilbert space and let ${\mathcal L}(H)$ be the logic formed by all closed subspaces of $H$. For every natural $k$ we denote by ${\mathcal G}_{k}(H)$ the Grassmannian consisting of $k$-dimensional…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2015-12-17 Mark Pankov

Given a complex structure $J$ on a real (finite or infinite dimensional) Hilbert space $H$, we study the geometry of the Lagrangian Grassmannian $\Lambda(H)$ of $H$, i.e. the set of closed linear subspaces $L\subset H$ such that…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2009-11-13 Esteban Andruchow , Gabriel Larotonda

We determine all orthogonal transformations of a quadratic space over reals such that any orthogonal transformation which is conjugate to one of them in the linear group is conjugate in the orthogonal group.

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-13 Ziyang Zhu

It $d-$pends. Wigner's symmetry theorem implies that transformations that preserve transition probabilities of pure quantum states are linear maps on the level of density operators. We investigate the stability of this implication. On the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-08-06 Javier Cuesta , Michael M. Wolf

We motivate and derive novel Riemannian gradient structures on the space of Lorenz curves, which preserve infinite-dimensional variational principles inherited from Fokker-Planck equations via the lens of Wasserstein geometry and its…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-28 David W. Cohen