Noncommutative dynamics of random operators

被引:10
作者
Heller, M
Pysiak, L
Sasin, W
机构
[1] Vatican Observ, V-00120 Vatican City, Rome, Vatican
[2] Warsaw Univ Technol, PL-00661 Warsaw, Poland
关键词
general relativity; quantum mechanics; unification theory; noncommutative dynamics; random operators; free probability;
D O I
10.1007/s10773-005-3992-7
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We continue our program of unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics in terms of a noncommutative algebra A on a transformation groupoid Gamma = E x G where E is the total space of a principal fibre bundle over spacetime, and G a suitable group acting on Gamma. We show that every a is an element of A defines a random operator, and we study the dynamics of such operators. In the noncommutative regime, there is no usual time but, on the strength of the Tomita-Takesaki theorem, there exists a one-parameter group of automorphisms of the algebra A which can be used to define a state dependent dynamics; i.e., the pair (A, phi), where phi is a state on A, is a "dynamic object." Only if certain additional conditions are satisfied, the Connes-Nikodym-Radon theorem can be applied and the dependence on phi disappears. In these cases, the usual unitary quantum mechanical evolution is recovered. We also notice that the same pair (A, phi) defines the so-called free probability calculus, as developed by Voiculescu and others, with the state phi playing the role of the noncommutative probability measure. This shows that in the noncommutative regime dynamics and probability are unified. This also explains probabilistic properties of the usual quantum mechanics.
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页码:619 / 628
页数:10
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