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arXiv:gr-qc/9701006

Why we can not see the curvature of the quantum state space?

Peter Leifer

Published Jan 6, 1997• 5 citations
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Abstract

A new type of gauge quantum theory (superrelativity) has been proposed. This differs from ordinary gauge theories in sense that the affine connection of our theory is constructed from first derivatives of the Fubini-Study metric tensor. That is we have not merely analogy with general relativity but this construction should presumably provide a unification of general relativity and quantum theory. Here we shall discuss the physical meaning of metric properties of the projective Hilbert space and manifestation of its nontrivial physical character.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.gr-qc/9701006

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