An Introduction to Covariant Quantum Mechanics

by Josef Janyska, Marco Modugno

Overview

This book deals with an original contribution to the hypothetical missing link unifying the two fundamental branches of physics born in the twentieth century, General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Namely, the book is devoted to a review of a "covariant approach" to Quantum Mechanics, along with several improvements and new results with respect to the previous related literature. The first part of the book deals with a covariant formulation of Galilean Classical Mechanics, which stands as a suitable background for covariant Quantum Mechanics. The second part deals with an introduction to covariant Quantum Mechanics. Further, in order to show how the presented covariant approach works in the framework of standard Classical Mechanics and standard Quantum Mechanics, the third part provides a detailed analysis of the standard Galilean space-time, along with three dynamical classical and quantum examples. The appendix accounts for several non-standard mathematical methods widely used in the body of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030895914
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	04/06/2022
Series:	Fundamental Theories of Physics , #205
Edition description:	1st ed. 2022
Pages:	838
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Josef Janyška received his PhD in Geometry in 1984 from Charles University in Prague. From 1983 to 1991 he completed several study stays at the St. Petersburg University, the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the University of Florence. Since 1978 he worked at Masaryk University in Brno, first as an assistant professor and from 1988 as an associate professor. Since 2007 he is full Professor of Mathematics-Geometry at the Masaryk University in Brno. His primary research interests include the theory of natural and gauge-natural bundles and applications of differential geometric methods in theoretical physics.

Marco Modugno received his degree in Physics at University of Florence in 1966. Full professor of Mathematical Physics at Lecce University (1975-1979) and at Florence University (1979-2013). Currently, emeritus professor. Chief Editor of the "Journal of Geometry and Physics" (1982-2003), Editor of the Journal "Differential Geometry and its Applications"(1992-2016). Coordinator of the research group "Geometry and Physics" at University of Florence (1980-2013). His primary research interests deal with geometric approach to Mathematical Physics including General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Spacetime.- Galileian metric field.- Galileian gravitational field.- Galileian electromagnetic field.- Joined spacetime connection.- Classical dynamics.- Sources of gravitational and electromagnetic fields.- Fundamental fields of phase space.- Geometric structures of phase space.- Hamiltonian formalism.- Lie algebra of special phase functions.- Classical symmetries.- Quantum bundle.- Galileian upper quantum connection.- Quantum differentials.- Quantum dynamics.- Hydrodynamical picture of QM.- Quantum symmetries.- Quantum differential operators.- Quantum currents and expectation forms.- Sectional quantum bundle.- Feynman path integral.- Conclusions and further developments.- Examples.

Editorial Reviews

This book certainly makes a very valuable and original contribution to the literature on covariant quantum mechanics.” (Frans Cantrijn, Mathematical Reviews, February, 2024)

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