International Journal of Theoretical Physics

, Volume 24, Issue 2, pp 193–200 | Cite as

Category theoretical construction of the figure of states

  • Andrzej Posiewnik
Article

Abstract

We put Mielnik's construction of the convex set of all states of a physical system in the general frame of category theory and give topological details lacking in previous papers on the subject.

Keywords

Field Theory Elementary Particle Quantum Field Theory Physical System Category Theory 
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© Plenum Publishing Corporation 1985

Authors and Affiliations

  • Andrzej Posiewnik
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  1. 1.Institute of Theoretical Physics and AstrophysicsGdánsk UniversityGdańsk PLPoland

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