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The non-bijective version of Wigner's theorem states that a map which is defined on the set of self-adjoint, rank-one projections (or pure states) of a complex Hilbert space and which preserves the transition probability between any two…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-07-03 Gy. P. Gehér

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

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

The aim of this paper is to give a simple, geometric proof of Wigner's theorem on the realization of symmetries in quantum mechanics that clarifies its relation to projective geometry. Although several proofs exist already, it seems that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-06-29 Kai Johannes Keller , Nikolaos A. Papadopoulos , Andrés F. Reyes-Lega

We prove rigidity results describing contextually-constrained maps defined on Grassmannians and manifolds of ordered independent line tuples in finite-dimensional vector or Hilbert spaces. One statement in the spirit of the Fundamental…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Alexandru Chirvasitu

When finding an original proof to a known result describing expansive mappings on compact metric spaces as surjective isometries, we reveal that relaxing the condition of compactness to total boundedness preserves the isometry property and…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2019-10-24 Marat V. Markin , Edward S. Sichel

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

We analyse linear maps of operator algebras $\mathcal{B}_H(\mathcal{H})$ mapping the set of rank-$k$ projectors onto the set of rank-$l$ projectors surjectively. We give a complete characterisation of such maps for prime $n =…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-20 Gniewomir Sarbicki , Dariusz Chruściński , Marek Mozrzymas

Extending Wigner's theorem we give a characterization of positive maps of $B(H)$ into itself which map the set of rank k projections onto itself.

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2016-04-21 Erling Størmer

Wigner's celebrated theorem, which is particularly important in the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics, states that every bijective transformation on the set of all rank-one projections of a complex Hilbert space which preserves…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-06-09 György Pál Gehér

Let $n$ be a positive integer and $H$ a Hilbert space. The description of the general form of bijective maps on the set of $n$-dimensional subspaces of $H$ preserving the maximal principal angle has been obtained recently. This is a…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-21 Peter Semrl

Let $H$ be a complex Hilbert space and let ${\mathcal F}_{s}(H)$ be the real vector space of all self-adjoint finite rank operators on $H$. We prove the following non-injective version of Wigner's theorem: every linear operator on…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-06-30 Mark Pankov , Lucijan Plevnik

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $P(H)$ be the projective space of all quantum pure states. Wigner's theorem states that every bijection $\phi\colon P(H)\to P(H)$ that preserves the quantum angle between pure states is automatically induced…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-02-12 György Pál Gehér , Michiya Mori

We develop a notion of rank one properly convex domains (or Hilbert geometries) in the real projective space. This is in the spirit of rank one non-positively curved Riemannian manifolds and CAT(0) spaces. We define rank one isometries for…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2025-06-11 Mitul Islam

This paper seeks to advance the theory of nonexpansive mappings by introducing and exploring a novel class of nonexpansive type mappings, which we aptly designate as perimetric nonexpansive mappings. We establish that the collection of…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Anish Banerjee , Hiranmoy Garai , Pratikshan Mondal , Lakshmi Kanta Dey

Let $\mathcal H$ be a complex Hilbert space and $\mathcal F_s (\mathcal H)$ the real vector space of all self-adjoint finite rank bounded operators on $\mathcal H$. We generalize the famous Wigner's theorem by characterizing linear maps on…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-17 Lucijan Plevnik

Relations between states and maps, which are known for quantum systems in finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, are formulated rigorously in geometrical terms with no use of coordinate (matrix) interpretation. In a tensor product realization…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-06-19 Janusz Grabowski , Marek Kus , Giuseppe Marmo

In this paper we investigate properties of metric projections onto specific closed and geodesically convex proper subsets of Wasserstein spaces $(\mathcal{P}_p(\mathbf{R}^d),W_p).$ When $d=1$, as $(\mathcal{P}_2(\mathbf{R}),W_2)$ is…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Anshul Adve , Alpár Mészáros

Let $H$ be either a complex inner product space of dimension at least two, or a real inner product space of dimension at least three. Let us fix an $\alpha\in \left(0,\tfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$. The purpose of this paper is to characterize all…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-05-21 György Pál Gehér

In a recent paper it was shown that all the Hilbert space formulas for quantum probabilities can be realized as functions of geometric properties of the associated projective space, but those functions were expressed using the structures of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-26 Stephen Bruce Sontz
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