Complex Moduli of Physical Quanta

Isidro, J M

Published Nov 22, 2004• 0 citations

Abstract

Classical mechanics can be formulated using a symplectic structure on classical phase space, while quantum mechanics requires a complex-differentiable structure on that same space. Complex-differentiable structures on a given real manifold are often not unique. This letter is devoted to analysing the dependence of the notion of a quantum on the complex-differentiable structure chosen on classical phase space.

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