English
Related papers

Related papers: Quantum fields on projective geometries

200 papers

Relativistic quantum field theory (QFT) is commonly formulated in terms of operators, asymptotic states, and covariant amplitudes, a perspective that tends to obscure the real-time origin of field dynamics and correlations. Here we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-02-05 Yong Zhang

A quantum theory in a finite-dimensional Hilbert space can be geometrically formulated as a proper Hamiltonian theory as explained in [2, 3, 7, 8]. From this point of view a quantum system can be described in a classical-like framework…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2017-07-26 Davide Pastorello

A new approach is proposed for an electromagnetic field geometrisation. We show that interacting Maxwell and Dirac fields can be considered as a single connected space-time 4-manifold. The Dirac spinors appear wihtin such approach as basic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-23 O. A. Olkhov

Variables adapted to the quantum dynamics of spherically symmetric models are introduced, which further simplify the spherically symmetric volume operator and allow an explicit computation of all matrix elements of the Euclidean and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Martin Bojowald , Rafal Swiderski

There are not many tools to quantitatively monitor the emergence of classical geometric features from a quantum spacetime, whose microscopic structure may be a highly quantum-fluctuating "spacetime foam". To improve this situation, we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-05-10 R. Loll , A. Silva

Geometric momentum is the appropriate momentum for a particle constrained to move on a curved surface, which depends on the extrinsic curvature and leads to observable effects, and curvature-induced quantum potentials appear for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-01 Z. Li , L. Q. Lai

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

Conformally compactified phase space is conceived as an automorphism space for the global action of the extended conformal group. Space time and momentum space appear then as conformally dual, that is conjugate with respect to conformal…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Budinich

A set of observables is described for the topological quantum field theory which describes quantum gravity in three space-time dimensions with positive signature and positive cosmological constant. The simplest examples measure the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 John W. Barrett

In loop quantum cosmology, Friedmann-LeMaitre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) space-times arise as well-defined approximations to specific \emph{quantum} geometries. We initiate the development of a quantum theory of test scalar fields on these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-06 Abhay Ashtekar , Wojciech Kaminski , Jerzy Lewandowski

Close to the Planck energy scale, the quantum nature of space-time reveals itself and all forces, including gravity, should be unified so that all interactions correspond to just one underlying symmetry. In the absence of a full quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-03-17 Mairi Sakellariadou

We construct a theory of fields living on continuous geometries with fractional Hausdorff and spectral dimensions, focussing on a flat background analogous to Minkowski spacetime. After reviewing the properties of fractional spaces with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-01-19 Gianluca Calcagni

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…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-08-01 Daniel S. Freed , Gregory W. Moore , Constantin Teleman

Geometrical analysis of a new type of Unified Field Theoretical models follow the guidelines of previous works of the authors is presented. These new unified theoretical models are characterized by an underlying hypercomplex structure, zero…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-07-10 Diego Julio Cirilo-Lombardo

In quantum metrology quantum properties such as squeezing and entanglement are exploited in the design of a new generation of clocks, sensors and other measurement devices that can outperform their classical counterparts. Applications of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-03-26 Mehdi Ahmadi , David Edward Bruschi , Ivette Fuentes

Quantum groups and quantum homogeneous spaces - developed by several authors since the 80's - provide a large class of examples of algebras which for many reasons we interpret as `coordinate algebras' over noncommutative spaces. This…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2009-12-07 Francesco D'Andrea

The role of curvature in relation with Lie algebra contractions of the pseudo-ortogonal algebras so(p,q) is fully described by considering some associated symmetrical homogeneous spaces of constant curvature within a Cayley-Klein framework.…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Angel Ballesteros , Francisco J. Herranz , Orlando Ragnisco , Mariano Santander

Conformal quantum field theory is reviewed in the perspective of Axiomatic, notably Algebraic QFT. This theory is particularly developped in two spacetime dimensions, where many rigorous constructions are possible, as well as some complete…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-01-22 Karl-Henning Rehren

In quantum mechanics, symmetry groups can be realized by projective, as well as by ordinary unitary, representations. For the permutation symmetry relevant to quantum statistics of N indistinguishable particles, the simplest properly…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Frank Wilczek

We develop a systematic classical framework to accommodate canonical quantization of geometric and matter perturbations on a quantum homogeneous isotropic flat spacetime. The existing approach of standard cosmological perturbations is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-06-05 Andrea Dapor , Jerzy Lewandowski , Jacek Puchta