Quantum geometry
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In
Quantum gravity
Each theory of
In an alternative approach to quantum gravity called
It is possible (but considered unlikely) that this strictly quantized understanding of geometry will be consistent with the quantum picture of geometry arising from string theory.
Another, quite successful, approach, which tries to reconstruct the geometry of space-time from "first principles" is
Quantum states as differential forms
where the
the differential volume element is
and x1, x2, x3 are an arbitrary set of coordinates, the upper indices indicate contravariance, lower indices indicate covariance, so explicitly the quantum state in differential form is:
The overlap integral is given by:
in differential form this is
The probability of finding the particle in some region of space R is given by the integral over that region:
provided the wave function is normalized. When R is all of 3d position space, the integral must be 1 if the particle exists.
Differential forms are an approach for describing the geometry of
See also
References
- S2CID 250895945.
- ISBN 0-679-77631-1
Further reading
- Supersymmetry, Demystified, P. Labelle, McGraw-Hill (USA), 2010, ISBN 978-0-07-163641-4
- Quantum Mechanics, E. Abers, Pearson Ed., Addison Wesley, Prentice Hall Inc, 2004, ISBN 9780131461000
- Quantum Mechanics Demystified, D. McMahon, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2006, ISBN 0-07-145546 9
- Quantum Field Theory, D. McMahon, Mc Graw Hill (USA), 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-154382-8