The Hopf fibration - Seven times in physics

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-150

  Urbantke, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hopf fibration; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037400873     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(02)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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