# Spin Path Integrals and Generations

@article{Brannen2010SpinPI,
title={Spin Path Integrals and Generations},
author={Carl A. Brannen},
journal={Foundations of Physics},
year={2010},
volume={40},
pages={1681-1699}
}
• C. Brannen
• Published 26 May 2010
• Physics
• Foundations of Physics
The spin of a free electron is stable but its position is not. Recent quantum information research by G. Svetlichny, J. Tolar, and G. Chadzitaskos have shown that the Feynman position path integral can be mathematically defined as a product of incompatible states; that is, as a product of mutually unbiased bases (MUBs). Since the more common use of MUBs is in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces, this raises the question “what happens when spin path integrals are computed over products of MUBs…
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