On the nonlinear extension of quantum superposition and uncertainty principles

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 64-86

  Cirelli, Renzo ^a,b   Gatti, Mauro ^a,b   Manià, Alessandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geodesics; Poisson algebras; Riemannian manifolds; Superposition principle quantum states

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032622945     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(98)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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