{ "id": "1006.4447", "version": "v2", "published": "2010-06-23T08:49:57.000Z", "updated": "2017-01-20T11:03:54.000Z", "title": "Geometric characteristics of quantum evolution: curvature and torsion", "authors": [ "H. P. Laba", "V. M. Tkachuk" ], "comment": "corrections are made and new references are added", "categories": [ "quant-ph", "math-ph", "math.MP" ], "abstract": "We study characteristics of quantum evolution which can be called curvature and torsion. The curvature shows a deviation of the state vector in quantum evolution from the geodesic line. The torsion shows a deviation of state vector from the plane of evolution (a two-dimensional subspace) at a given time.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2010-06-23T08:49:57.000Z", "title": "Curvature and torsion of quantum evolution", "abstract": "We study characteristics of quantum evolution which can be called curvature and torsion. The curvature shows a deviation of the state vector of the quantum evolution from the geodesic line and the torsion shows a deviation of state vector from the plane of evolution (a two-dimensional subspace) at a given time.", "comment": "10 pages", "journal": null, "doi": null, "authors": [ "V. M. Tkachuk" ] }, { "version": "v2", "updated": "2017-01-20T11:03:54.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "keywords": [ "quantum evolution", "state vector", "geodesic line", "study characteristics" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 10, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }