Quantizing the classical cat

Ian Stewart ()
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Ian Stewart: the Mathematics Institute, University of Warwick

Nature, 2004, vol. 430, issue 7001, 731-732

Abstract: A mathematical analysis of a pendulum system reveals the relevance to quantum systems of the classical concept of ‘monodromy’ — why a falling cat always lands the right way up.

Date: 2004
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