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A finite-dimensional analog of Weyl's formulation of quantum kinematics of a physical system through irreducible Abelian groups of unitary ray rotations in system space offers many possibilities for the quantum mechanics of confined particles. This paper is devoted to the expansion of the recently developed framework of such Weylian finite-dimensional quantum mechanics which may provide a new way of thinking about the characteristics of quark physics.
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Jagannathan, R. Finite-dimensional quantum mechanics of a particle. III. The Weylian quantum mechanics of confined quarks. Int J Theor Phys 22, 1105–1121 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02080317
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