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Histories Approach to Quantum Mechanics

Tulsi Dass

abstract: These lecture notes cover the important developments in histories approach to quantum mechanics with overall content and emphasis somewhat different from other reviews and books on the subject.The idea of Houtappel, Van Dam and Wigner of employing objects based on primitive concepts of physical theories is discussed in some detail and the fact that histories are such objects is emphasized. Application of histories formalism to the problem of understanding the quasiclassical domain is treated in some detail. Other topics discussed include generalized histories-based quantum mechanics and its application to the quantum mechanics of space-time,generalization of the notion of time sequences employing partial semigroups,quasitemporal structures, history projection operator (HPO) formalism, the algebraic scheme of Isham and Linden, an axiomatic scheme for quasitemporal histories-based theories and symmetries and conservation laws in histories-based theories.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0501161
categories:
quant-ph gr-qc math-ph math.MP
comments:
34 pages, lecture notes (Centre for Learning, Vardanahalli, Jan 3-7,2005)
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0501161
report_no:
CMI/PHYSICS-2005-1
created:
2005-01-27

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