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Phase Connection, Curvature, and Quantum Geometry: A Covariant Schrödinger Framework

BORA AKTAŞ

Published Dec 29, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract We present a covariant extension of the Schrödinger framework in which the quantum phase is promoted to a geometric connection AμA_\muAμ on spacetime. The associated curvature Fμν=∂μAν−∂νAμF_{\mu\nu} = \partial_\mu A_\nu - \partial_\nu A_\muFμν=∂μAν−∂νAμ encodes local deviations from flat phase geometry and manifests as measurable spectral shifts and uncertainty modulation. This formulation unifies geometric and probabilistic interpretations of quantum mechanics by identifying phase curvature with the internal concave curvature of the quantum domain. Two minimal, testable models—a one-dimensional ring (Aharonov–Bohm type) and a two-dimensional constant-curvature plane (Landau-type quantization)—demonstrate how phase curvature translates into observable level spacing. The framework preserves probability conservation in admissible gauges and recovers standard quantum mechanics in the flat-phase limit.

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10.5281/zenodo.18088020

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