On quantum potential dynamics

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/48/2/025303MaRDI QIDQ5173107zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ward Struyve, Sheldon Goldstein

Publication date 6 February 2015

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1312.1990

zbMATH Keywords

Bohmian mechanicsquantum foundationsquantum potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

Abstract: Non-relativistic de Broglie-Bohm theory describes particles moving under the guidance of the wave function. In de Broglie's original formulation, the particle dynamics is given by a first-order differential equation. In Bohm's reformulation, it is given by Newton's law of motion with an extra potential that depends on the wave function--the quantum potential--together with a constraint on the possible velocities. It was recently argued, mainly by numerical simulations, that relaxing this velocity constraint leads to a physically untenable theory. We provide further evidence for this by showing that for various wave functions the particles tend to escape the wave packet. In particular, we show that for a central classical potential and bound energy eigenstates the particle motion is often unbounded. This work seems particularly relevant for ways of simulating wave function evolution based on Bohm's formulation of the de Broglie-Bohm theory. Namely, the simulations may become unstable due to deviations from the velocity constraint.

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