Some Aspects of Operator Algebras in Quantum Physics
Abstract
Motivated by the sharp contrast between classical and quantum physics as probability theories, in these lecture notes I introduce the basic notions of operator algebras that are relevant for the algebraic approach to quantum physics. Aspects of the representation theory of C*-algebras will be motivated and illustrated in physical terms. Particular emphasis will be given to explicit examples from the theory of quantum phase transitions, where concepts coming from strands as diverse as quantum information theory, algebraic quantum physics and statistical mechanics agreeably converge, providing a more complete picture of the physical phenomena involved.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1612.07718,
title = {Some Aspects of Operator Algebras in Quantum Physics},
author = {A. F. Reyes-Lega},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.07718},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
54 pages, 6 figures. Proceedings of the 2013 Villa de Leyva Summer School. Geometric, Algebraic and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory. L. Cano, A. Cardona, H. Ocampo, A. Reyes-Lega (Eds.), pp. 1-74, World Scientific, 2016