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QUANTUM MECHANICS AS A GAUGE THEORY

Joseph Lynn Emfinger

Published Jan 1, 2010• 1 citation
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Abstract

We propose an alternative approach to gauge theoretical treatment of quantum mechanics by lifting quantum state functions to the holomorphic tangent bundle T(C). PACS 2010: 02.40.-k, 03.65.-w

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