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This paper proposes a totally constructive approach for the proof of Hilbert's theorem on ternary quartic forms. The main contribution is the ladder technique, with which the Hilbert's theorem is proved vividly.

Symbolic Computation · Computer Science 2017-03-22 Jia Xu , Yong Yao

A unification of the set of quasiprobability representations using the mathematical theory of frames was recently developed for quantum systems with finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, in which it was proven that such representations require…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-18 Christopher Ferrie , Ryan Morris , Joseph Emerson

This paper deals with the Newton--Wigner position observable for Poincar\'e-invariant classical systems. We prove an existence and uniqueness theorem for elementary systems that parallels the well-known Newton--Wigner theorem in the quantum…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-10-19 Philip K. Schwartz , Domenico Giulini

We provide a new simple and transparent proof of the version of Kummer's test given in [Tong, J. (1994). Amer. Math. Monthly. 101(5): 450--452]. Our proof is based on an application of a Hardy--Littlewood Tauberian theorem.

History and Overview · Mathematics 2021-07-20 Vyacheslav M. Abramov

Wigner's classical theorem on symmetry transformations plays a fundamental role in quantum mechanics. It can be formulated, for example, in the following way: Every bijective transformation on the set L of all 1-dimensional subspaces of a…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2009-10-31 Lajos Molnar

We present further progress, in the form of analytical results, on the Wigner entropy conjecture set forth in https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.104.042211 and https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1751-8121/aa852f/meta. Said…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-06 Qipeng Qian , Christos N. Gagatsos

We present a way to organize a constructive development of the theory of Banach algebras, inspired by works of Cohen, de Bruijn and Bishop. We illustrate this by giving elementary proofs of Wiener's result on the inverse of Fourier series…

Logic · Mathematics 2012-02-16 Thierry Coquand , Bas Spitters

The basics of the Wigner formulation of Quantum-Mechanics and few related interpretational issues are presented in a simple language. This formulation has extensive applications in Quantum Optics and in Mixed Quantum-Classical formulations.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-06-11 Ali Mohammad Nassimi

Weinstein's[2] brilliant short proof of de Branges'[1] theorem can be made yet much shorter(modulo routine calculations), completely elementary (modulo L\"owner theory), self contained(no need for the esoteric Legendre polynomials' addition…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2016-09-06 Shalosh B. Ekhad , Doron Zeilberger

We provide a constructive treatment of basic results in the theory of central simple algebras. One main issue is the fact that one starting result, Wedderburn's Theorem stating that a simple algebra is a matrix algebra over a skew field, is…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2023-07-03 Thierry Coquand , Henri Lombardi , Stefan Neuwirth

For the Lie algebras $g_n= \mathfrak{o}_{2n+1},\mathfrak{sp}_{2n},\mathfrak{o}_{2n}$ a simple construction of a base in an irreducible representation is given. The construction of this base uses the method of $Z$-invariants of Zhelobenko…

Representation Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-07 D. V. Artamonov , V. A. Goloubeva

Using the quadrature bases that incorporate the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom, we develop a Wigner functional theory for quantum optics, as an extension of the Moyal formalism. Since the spatiotemporal quadrature bases span the complete…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-19 Filippus S. Roux , Nicolas Fabre

In this work, we derive a discrete analog of the Wigner transform over the space $(\mathbb{C}^p)^{\otimes N}$ for any prime $p$ and any positive integer $N$. We show that the Wigner transform over this space can be constructed as the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-03-05 Zhenning Cai , Jianfeng Lu , Kevin Stubbs

We consider transformation maps on the space of states which are symmetries in the sense of Wigner. Due to the convex nature of the space of states, the set of these maps has a convex structure. We investigate the possibility of a complete…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-11-22 Janusz Grabowski , Marek Kus , Giuseppe Marmo

The purpose is to construct the quantum field theory including gravity, based on physical assumptions as few as possible. Up to now, the work by Prof. Steven Weinberg probably suits this purpose the most. Though the purpose is difficult to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Miyuki Nishikawa

Although there are many simple proofs of Jordan's decomposition theorem in the literature (see [1], the references mentioned there, and [2]), our proof seems to be even more elementary. In fact, all we need is the theorem on the dimensions…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Pawel Kroeger

Complex numbers are basic. An inconsistency would question Wigner's unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics. A vehicle to study this question is Kirchoff's scalar diffraction theory. In the paper, an inconsistency in complex phase angle…

General Physics · Physics 2022-08-29 Han Geurdes

This note is an introduction to methods of construction for Hilbert space realizations of relativistic quantum physics. The realizations satisfy a revision to Wightman's functional analytic axioms and exhibit interaction in physical…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-03-03 Glenn Eric Johnson

The original Wigner function provides a way of representing in phase space the quantum states of systems with continuous degrees of freedom. Wigner functions have also been developed for discrete quantum systems, one popular version being…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kathleen S. Gibbons , Matthew J. Hoffman , William K. Wootters

A fundamental theorem of linear algebra asserts that every basis for the vector space $\mathbb{R}^n$ has $n$ elements. In this expository note we present a theorem of W. G. Leavitt describing one way in which this invariant basis number…

Rings and Algebras · Mathematics 2022-03-25 Tyrone Crisp