T. A. Osborn Digital Library

Publications in Mathematical Physics and Quantum Mechanics

14
Publications
1972–2017
Years

This digital library contains scholarly publications by Thomas Arthur Osborn and collaborators, spanning research in quantum mechanics, scattering theory, phase space methods, and mathematical physics. Each publication includes metadata in multiple linked data formats for interoperability.

2010s

New Proposition 1

T. A. Osborn

University of Manitoba (2017) • 8 pages

Development of a new proposition regarding quantum bounds and their relationship to Bell inequalities. The paper presents mathematical results concerning the structure of quantum mechanical violations...

Proposition 1 with dim H

T. A. Osborn

University of Manitoba (2017) • 7 pages

Extension of Proposition 1 incorporating Hilbert space dimension considerations. The paper analyzes how quantum bounds depend on the dimension of the underlying Hilbert space and derives dimension-dep...

On the Maximum Quantum Gap

T. A. Osborn

University of Manitoba (2016) • 5 pages

Analysis of the maximum quantum gap in the context of Bell inequalities and quantum bounds. The paper investigates the conditions under which quantum mechanics achieves its maximum violation of classi...

HV-Quantum Gap Properties

T. A. Osborn

University of Manitoba (2015) • 2 pages

Research notes on HV-quantum gap properties, examining unique features associated with Bell matrices. The B(N) Bell matrix HV-quantum gap is analyzed with explicit formulas for the gap function G_X(N)...

2000s

Cotangent Bundle Quantization: Entangling of Metric and Magnetic Field

M. F. Kondratieva, T. A. Osborn

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 38 (2005) • 19 pages

The quantization of systems on cotangent bundles is studied, revealing the entanglement between metric and magnetic field structures. The analysis shows how the geometry of configuration space and the...

Quantum Magnetic Algebra and Magnetic Curvature

M. F. Kondratieva, T. A. Osborn

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 36 (2003) • 21 pages

A quantum magnetic algebra is developed that incorporates the effects of magnetic curvature on the dynamics of charged particles. The formalism extends the standard treatment of particles in magnetic ...

On the Notion of Quantum Lyapunov Exponent

M. F. Kondratieva, T. A. Osborn

University of Manitoba (2000) • 11 pages

Classical chaos refers to the property of trajectories to diverge exponentially as time t → ∞. It is characterized by a positive Lyapunov exponent. The purpose of this note is to show how the definiti...

Symplectic Areas, Quantization and Dynamics in Electromagnetic Fields

M. F. Kondratieva, T. A. Osborn

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General 33 (2000) • 23 pages

The role of symplectic area quantization in the dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields is investigated. The connection between symplectic geometry and quantum mechanics is explored th...

1990s

Heisenberg Evolution WKB and Symplectic Area Phases

T. A. Osborn, M. F. Kondratieva

University of Manitoba (1998) • 45 pages

The semiclassical approximation for Heisenberg time evolution is developed with emphasis on the role of symplectic area phases. The WKB expansion is shown to be intimately connected to the geometry of...

Mixed Weyl Symbol Calculus and Spectral Line Shape Theory

T. A. Osborn, M. F. Kondratieva

University of Manitoba (1998) • 42 pages

A mixed Weyl symbol calculus is developed and applied to spectral line shape theory. The formalism combines aspects of the Weyl-Wigner representation with techniques suitable for analyzing spectral pr...

Moyal Quantum Mechanics: The Semiclassical Heisenberg Dynamics

T. A. Osborn, F. H. Molzahn

Annals of Physics 241 (1995) • 49 pages

The Moyal formalism of quantum mechanics is developed to study the semiclassical Heisenberg dynamics. The phase space formulation of quantum mechanics provides a natural framework for analyzing the cl...

A Phase-space Technique for the Perturbation Expansion of Schrödinger Propagators

A. O. Barvinsky, T. A. Osborn, Yu. V. Gusev

University of Manitoba, Department of Physics (1993) • 52 pages

We develop a perturbation theory for Schrödinger and heat equations that is based on phase space variables. The Dyson series representing the evolution kernel is described in terms of two basic classi...

The Wigner-Weyl Transform on Tori and Connected Graph Propagator Representations

T. A. Osborn, F. H. Molzahn

IMA Preprint Series #758 (1990) • 36 pages

For a quantum system set on the manifold T^e × R^d, a connected graph expansion is obtained for the Schrödinger propagator with scalar interactions. A definition of the Wigner transform suitable for t...

1970s

An S-Matrix Approach to Glauber Theory

T. A. Osborn

Nuclear Physics B 46 (1972) • 9 pages

We present an S-matrix approach to Glauber theory based on an eikonal-Hamiltonian formalism. The variant of Glauber's multiple diffraction theory obtained here is rigorously unitary. The construction ...

The Three-Body Problem

T. A. Osborn

Stanford University (1970) • Ph.D. Thesis

This thesis presents a comprehensive study of the quantum mechanical three-body problem.