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On the definition of quantum free particle on curved manifolds

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A self-consistent definition of quantum free particle on a generic curved manifold naturally emerges by restricting the dynamics to submanifolds of co-dimension one.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università, Parma

    C. Destri, P. Maraner & E. Onofri

  2. Gruppo Collegato di Parma, INFN, Viale delle Scienze, 43100, Parma

    C. Destri, P. Maraner & E. Onofri

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Destri, C., Maraner, P. & Onofri, E. On the definition of quantum free particle on curved manifolds. Nuov Cim A 107, 237–241 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02781555

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