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Quantum theories with nonlinear time-evolution equations are suggested by certain continuous unitary representations of diffeomorphism groups. Their physical interpretation is discussed in the light of nonlinear gauge transformations.
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Goldin, G.A. (1995). Diffeomorphism Group Representations and Nonlinear Quantum Theories. In: Bertrand, J., Flato, M., Gazeau, JP., Irac-Astaud, M., Sternheimer, D. (eds) Modern Group Theoretical Methods in Physics. Mathematical Physics Studies, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8543-9_14
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