PIRSA:16060046

Higher order topological actions

Buniy, R. (2016). Higher order topological actions. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/16060046

Buniy, Roman. Higher order topological actions. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 21, 2016, https://pirsa.org/16060046 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:16060046,
            doi = {10.48660/16060046},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/16060046},
            author = {Buniy, Roman},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Higher order topological actions},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2016},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:16060046 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Roman Buniy

Chapman University

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In classical mechanics, an action is defined only modulo additive terms which do not modify the equations of motion; in certain cases, these terms are topological quantities. We construct an infinite sequence of higher order topological actions and argue that they play a role in quantum mechanics, and hence can be accessed experimentally.