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Covariant Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Symmetries

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Recent Developments in General Relativity, Genoa 2000

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We sketch the basic ideas and results on the covariant formulation of quantum mechanics on a curved spacetime with absolute time equipped with given gravitational and electromagnetic fields. Moreover, we analyse the classical and quantum symmetries and show their relations.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Masaryk University, Janáčkovo nám 2a, 662 95, Brno, Czech Republic

    J. Janyška

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica Applicata, Via S. Marta 3, 50139, Firenze, Italy

    M. Modugno

  3. Department of Mathematics, Mannheim University, 68131, Mannheim, Germany

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Janyška, J., Modugno, M., Saller, D. (2002). Covariant Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Symmetries. In: Cianci, R., Collina, R., Francaviglia, M., Fré, P. (eds) Recent Developments in General Relativity, Genoa 2000. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2101-3_13

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