On the self-interference in electron scattering: Copenhagen, Bohmian and geometrical interpretations of quantum mechanics

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2018.03.018zbMATH Open1390.81048arXiv1710.02583OpenAlexW3102473679WikidataQ125313126 ScholiaQ125313126MaRDI QIDQ1636084FDOQ1636084

Authors: Ivano Tavernelli 

Publication date: 4 June 2018

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Self-interference embodies the essence of the particle-wave interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM). According to the Copenhagen particle-wave interpretation of QM, self-interference by a double slit requires a large transverse coherence of the incident wavepacket such that it covers the separation between the slits. Bohmian dynamics provides a first step in the separation of the particle-wave character of particles by introducing deterministic trajectories guided by a pilot wave that follows the time-dependent Schr"odinger equation. In this work, I present a theory for quantum dynamics that incorporates all quantum (wave) effects into the geometry of the underlying phase space. This geometrical formulation of QM is consistent with quantum measurements and provides an alternative interpretation of quantum mechanics in terms of deterministic trajectories. In particular, it removes the need for the concept of wavefunction collapse (of the Copenhagen interpretation) to explain the emergence of the classical world. All three QM formulations (Schr"odinger, Bohmian, and geometrical) are applied to the description of the scattering of a free electron by a hydrogen atom and a double slit.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.02583

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zbMATH Keywords

differential geometryquantum dynamicsFinsler spacesBohmian dynamicselectron self-interferencequantum mechanics foundations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Logical foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum logic (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P10)

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