General quantization

DOI10.1007/S10773-006-9132-1MaRDI QIDQ857712zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors David R. Finkelstein

Publication date 20 December 2006

Published in International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0601002

zbMATH Keywords

quantizationquantum mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) General quantum mechanics and problems of quantization (81S99) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45)

Abstract: Segal's hypothesis that physical theories drift toward simple groups follows from a general quantum principle and suggests a general quantization process. I general-quantize the scalar meson field in Minkowski space-time to illustrate the process. The result is a finite quantum field theory over a finite quantum space-time with higher symmetry than the singular theory. Multiple quantification connects the levels of the theory.

Review text

The very concept of quantum and studies thereon with the resulting theories of matter and radiation are the most interesting aspects of research in the recent times. Many deep problems connected with the quantum theory, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and fundamental particle physics are being tackled courageously these days at different levels. General quantization is still an alive and active area of work at the hands of physicists and philosophers, too. The author, well-known for his outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, has in a somewhat informal style examined and explained here several aspects of quantization. The sections of the paper are: Quantization and regularization; Philosophical background (less is different, too, theory drift, the oldest game in town, relativism); general Quantization (warping, relativized spacetime, quantum constants, non-uniqueness, stages of general quantization, three line of theory); Quantification; Regularity and stability (stabilization by warping, regulators). A regular relativistic dynamics (regular space-time, singular field Lie algebra, regular field algebra, singular scalar dynamics, regular scalar dynamics) and results are presented. Use is made throughout of general quantization to convert the usual singular theory of the scalar meson to a finite theory with nearly the same algebras and symmetries in a correspondence domain. It is certainly striking to note at this point of time that so many distinct and important issues remain still unresolved in this almost a century old playing field with the quantum phenomena. Whether the present theories are complete or not in the real sense are open though a number of brilliant successes can be ascribed to the existing set up itself. The future definitely holds great challenges and promises, too, as indicated by this work.

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