Dirac's 1972 Boston talk on Projective geometry in quantum mechanics

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around locating resources related to Paul Dirac's 1972 talk on projective geometry in quantum mechanics, specifically focusing on diagrams and handwritten notes mentioned in the talk's transcript.

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Main Points Raised

  • Participants inquire about the availability of diagrams referenced in the transcript of Dirac's talk.
  • There are repeated requests for the talk itself and its transcript, with one participant providing a link to a PDF of the talk.
  • One participant mentions finding handwritten notes that include diagrams but was unable to locate them again.
  • Another participant suggests that the notes may be available at a specific URL, although access issues are noted.
  • Additional resources related to Dirac's work are shared, including a paper discussing his geometry.

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Participants express a common interest in finding the same resources, but there is no consensus on the availability or access to the specific diagrams or notes mentioned.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention difficulties accessing certain URLs, and there are indications of uncertainty regarding the authenticity of the handwritten notes.

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Missing diagrams in this talk.
Where can I find the diagrams mentioned in the transcript of this talk?
Thanks.
 
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What about the talk itself? Where can one find it?
 
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I am reading the transcript of the talk in the pdf mentioned above.
A few days ago I found online a copy of handwritten notes (by the great Dirac himself or perhaps by Hart) where there were some diagrams mentioned in the transcript. But unfortunately I did not save these handwritten notes!
I tried to search again for these handwritten notes but I did not succeed to locate them.
Any help in this direction is well appreciated.
Thanks.
 
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TSny said:
I think these are the notes. They look sketchy, but there are a few diagrams.
I was forbidden to enter the given url.
Thanks anyway.
 
grzz said:
TSny said:
I think these are the notes. They look sketchy, but there are a few diagrams.
I was forbidden to enter the given url.
Thanks anyway.

The use of the colon in the originally-given url is odd:
https://repository.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:195

Try: repository.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A195
The page offers this "Permalink" http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2051959

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A very big thank you to robphy.
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