Fundamental theories of physics

The Continuum Limit of Cogwheels, Harmonic Rotators and Oscillators

Gerard ’t Hooft

Published Jan 1, 2016• 0 citations

Abstract

It is shown how the mathematics has to be set up that is needed to relate classical and quantum mechanical periodic worlds, in the case both contain large numbers of states, while, eventually, we wish to introduce perturbations and interactions. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41285-6_13

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