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This text is an attempt to write an introduction and outline of main results of topological quantum mechanics for readers with a physical background. Instead of presenting rigorous mathematical formulations, we concentrate on explanation of the physical ideas that underline most of the constructions. We review here topological quantum mechanics, since it is the simplest in the diverse family of topological theories, which contains most of their common properties.
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From Pis’ma v Zhurnal Éksperimental’noĭ i Teoreticheskoĭ Fiziki, Vol. 82, No. 6, 2005, pp. 373–380.
Original English Text Copyright © 2005 by Losev, Polyubin.
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