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International Journal of Quantum Chemistry

Usage de l'Algèbre de Lie su (n) dans l'Etude des Systèmes Quantiques à n Etats. II. Transformation de l'Espace des Observables, Problèmes d'Evolution

Jacques Tillieu, A. Van Groenendael

Published May 1, 1983• 8 citations
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Abstract In the previous paper we examined, for a quantum system, the relation between its n‐dimensional state space and the su (n) Lie algebra. The present paper is devoted to relations between unitary transformations in the state space and orthogonal transformations in Lie's algebra. Two cases can happen. First, the transformations are independently chosen in the two spaces; this amounts to changing the former relation. On the other hand, the relation is maintained and the unitary operators are then related to some of the orthogonal operators. This second case is used to study the evolution operators.

DOI
10.1002/qua.560230511

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