Groupoids and Geometric Quantization

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The mathematical models underlying classical mechanics and quantum mechanics are very different. Indeed, classical mechanics describes physical laws on a large scale (e.g. laws of motion for a swinging pendulum, planetary orbits, etc.) and is mathematically rooted in differential geometry, an extension of calculus to more general spaces that allow for curvature and higher dimensions. In contrast, quantum mechanics describes the physical laws on a subatomic scale and is rooted in the language of