There is so much to unpack here. I am going to start this post and will keep adding to it as I get more thoughts.
First, let me reiterate the most important thing - I do not understand the physics...
My question.
I have started reading (on my own) B.Hall, "Quantum Theory for Mathematicians (Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 267)", Springer, 2013.
In the introduction section, the author says that...