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On the quantization of quadratic momenta

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Izu Vaisman
Izu Vaisman
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Abstract

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Using geometric quantization, and accepting the quantum Hamiltonian of previous authors, we propose some candidate formulae for the quantum operator of an observable which is a quadratic form in the momenta.

Type
Research Article
Information
The ANZIAM Journal , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 1982 , pp. 394 - 402
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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