Homological Quantum Mechanics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2112.11495v2
• Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2024 12:35:22 GMT
• Title: Homological Quantum Mechanics
• Authors: Christoph Chiaffrino, Olaf Hohm and Allison F. Pinto
• Abstract summary: We provide a formulation of quantum mechanics based on the cohomology of the Batalin-Vilkovisky algebra. We derive the Unruh effect, illustrating that these methods are applicable to quantum field theory.
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• Abstract: We provide a formulation of quantum mechanics based on the cohomology of the Batalin-Vilkovisky (BV) algebra. Focusing on quantum-mechanical systems without gauge symmetry we introduce a homotopy retract from the chain complex of the harmonic oscillator to finite-dimensional phase space. This induces a homotopy transfer from the BV algebra to the algebra of functions on phase space. Quantum expectation values for a given operator or functional are computed by the function whose pullback gives a functional in the same cohomology class. This statement is proved in perturbation theory by relating the perturbation lemma to Wick's theorem. We test this method by computing two-point functions for the harmonic oscillator for position eigenstates and coherent states. Finally, we derive the Unruh effect, illustrating that these methods are applicable to quantum field theory.

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