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Indefinite metric and its application to quantum mechanics

Osamu Miyatake

Published Dec 1, 1961• 1 citation
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Abstract

Finite dimensional complex linear spaces with indefinite metrices will be constructed by using Weyl's method. The triangular inequality does not hold valid in these spaces....

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