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Weaver has recently defined the notion of a quantum relation on a von Neumann algebra. We demonstrate that the corresponding notion of a quantum function between two von Neumann algebras coincides with that of a normal unital…

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We propose a novel framework for the quantum geometry of expectation values over arbitrary sets of operators and establish a link between this geometry and the eigenstates of Hamiltonian families generated by these operators. We show that…

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In this paper, we address a foundational challenge in quantum field theory on curved spacetime by developing a consistent framework within loop quantum gravity. We introduce a methodology for defining meaningful superpositions of quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-17 Gaoping Long , Cong Zhang

We present expressions for correlation functions of scalar field theories in perturbation theory using quantum $A_\infty$ algebras. Our expressions are highly explicit and can be used for theories both in Euclidean space and in Minkowski…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-02-10 Yuji Okawa

This paper is about algebro-geometrical structures on a moduli space $\CM$ of anomaly-free BV QFTs with finite number of inequivalent observables or in a finite superselection sector. We show that $\CM$ has the structure of F-manifold -- a…

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Quantum gauge theory in the connection representation uses functions of holonomies as configuration observables. Physical observables (gauge and diffeomorphism invariant) are represented in the Hilbert space of physical states; physical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-31 Jose A. Zapata

A correlational dialect is introduced within the quantum theory language to give a unified treatment of finite-dimensional informational/operational quantum theories, infinite-dimensional relativistic quantum theories, and quantum gravity.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 Ding Jia

We introduce a framework for internal topological symmetries in quantum field theory, including "noninvertible symmetries" and "categorical symmetries". This leads to a calculus of topological defects which takes full advantage of…

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We develop a method to calculate generic time-dependent correlation functions for inhomogeneous quantum quenches in (1+1)-dimensional conformal field theory (CFT) induced by sudden Hamiltonian deformations that modulate the energy density…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-06-06 Xinyu Liu , Alexander McDonald , Tokiro Numasawa , Biao Lian , Shinsei Ryu

The aim of this paper is to provide a largely self-contained, compact and comprehensible introduction to the basic ideas behind correlation geometry, which underlies the theory of causal fermion system (CFS). A key focus here is on the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Claudio F. Paganini

The representations of the observable algebra of a low dimensional quantum field theory form the objects of a braided tensor category. The search for gauge symmetry in the theory amounts to finding an algebra which has the same…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 Reinhard Häring

This paper proposes a method of unifying quantum mechanics and gravity based on quantum computation. In this theory, fundamental processes are described in terms of pairwise interactions between quantum degrees of freedom. The geometry of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-11 Seth Lloyd

It is natural to consider a quantum system in the continuum limit of space-time configuration. Incorporating also, Einstein's special relativity, leads to the quantum theory of fields. Non-relativistic quantum mechanics and classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. C. Manoharan

We describe a cohomological framework for measurement based quantum computation, in which symmetry plays a central role. Therein, the essential information about the computational output is contained in topological invariants, namely…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-23 Robert Raussendorf

The Hilbert space formalism of quantum mechanics is reviewed with emphasis on applications to quantum computing. Standard interferomeric techniques are used to construct a physical device capable of universal quantum computation. Some…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Svozil

The standard formulation of quantum theory assumes a predefined notion of time. This is a major obstacle in the search for a quantum theory of gravity, where the causal structure of space-time is expected to be dynamical and fundamentally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-29 Ognyan Oreshkov , Nicolas J. Cerf

We investigate fundamental bounds on the curvature of quantum correlation functions in imaginary time. Focusing first on topological phases, we show that quantum geometry can qualitatively modify the imaginary-time decay of correlations,…

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This paper introduces a general perturbative quantization scheme for gauge theories on manifolds with boundary, compatible with cutting and gluing, in the cohomological symplectic (BV-BFV) formalism. Explicit examples, like abelian BF…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-02-03 Alberto S. Cattaneo , Pavel Mnev , Nicolai Reshetikhin

In algebraic quantum field theory the spacetime manifold is replaced by a suitable base for its topology ordered under inclusion. We explain how certain topological invariants of the manifold can be computed in terms of the base poset. We…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2012-08-22 John E. Roberts , Giuseppe Ruzzi , Ezio Vasselli

Deviations from classical physics when distant quantum systems become correlated are interesting both fundamentally and operationally. There exist situations where the correlations enable collaborative tasks that are impossible within the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-08 Farid Shahandeh , Austin P. Lund , Timothy C. Ralph