arXiv:hep-th/9603022 · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Quantum mechanics in multiply-connected spaces

Vu B Ho, Michael J Morgan

Published Apr 7, 1996• 8 citations

Abstract

This paper analyses quantum mechanics in multiply-connected spaces. It is shown that the multiple connectedness of the configuration space of a physical system can determine the quantum nature of physical observables, such as the angular momentum. In particular, quantum mechanics in compactified Kaluza - Klein spaces is examined. These compactified spaces give rise to an additional angular momentum which can adopt half-integer values and therefore, may be identified with the intrinsic spin of a quantum particle.

DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/29/7/019

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