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arXiv:gr-qc/9510062 · Journal of Mathematical Physics

Classical mechanics with lapse

Hans-Jürgen Schmidt

Published Mar 1, 1996• 5 citations
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Abstract

Mechanics is developed over a differentiable manifold as space of possible positions. Time is considered to fill a one-dimensional Riemannian manifold, so having the metric as lapse. Then the system is quantized with covariant instead of partial derivatives in the Schrödinger operator.
DOI
10.1063/1.531459

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