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October 23, 2025Fortschritte der Physik3 citationsOpen Access

Relational Bundle Geometric Formulation of Non‐Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

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JFJordan FrançoisLRLucrezia Ravera

Key Points

  • Geometric formulation reveals the Schrödinger equation's relationship to fundamental principles of quantum mechanics, growing understanding of quantum states and dynamics.
  • Findings illustrate how the role of the principal bundle and covariant derivatives enriches quantum mechanics conceptualization.
  • Analysis focuses on the significance of covariance in the relational framework of quantum mechanics, allowing versatility in reference frame selection.
  • Implications highlight potential advancements in theoretical applications for quantum mechanics, offering new insights into particle behavior and interactions.

Abstract

Abstract A bundle geometric formulation of non‐relativistic many‐particles Quantum Mechanics is presented. A wave function is seen to be a ‐valued cocyclic tensorial 0‐form on configuration space‐time seen as a principal bundle, while the Schrödinger equation flows from its covariant derivative, with the action functional supplying a (flat) cocyclic connection 1‐form on the configuration bundle. In line with the historical motivations of Dirac and Feynman, ours is thus a Lagrangian geometric formulation of QM, in which the Dirac–Feynman path integral arises in a geometrically natural way. Applying the dressing field method , we obtain a relational reformulation of this geometric non‐relativistic QM: a relational wave function is realised as a basic cocyclic 0‐form on the configuration bundle. In this relational QM, any particle position can be used as a dressing field, i.e., as a “physical reference frame.” The dressing field method naturally accounts for the freedom in choosing the dressing field, which is readily understood as a covariance of the relational formulation under changes of physical reference frame.

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François et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68f9bad7d7353cfcfc68f577https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.70040
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