Classical analog of quantum phase (Q1200402)
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Classical analog of quantum phase (English)
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16 January 1993
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A specific case of a free particle in one dimension is investigated via a modification of the Feynman chessboard model where the involved paths are spirals in space-time. Portions of the paths with reversed proper time are interpreted as antiparticles. The particle-antiparticle field provides a classical analogue of the phase. In the nonrelativistic limit the resulting kernel is the correct Dirac propagator. Particle- antiparticle symmetry is responsible for quantum interference.
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Feynman integral
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relativistic chessboard
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classical phase
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