Weak value, quasiprobability and Bohmian mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10701-016-0054-3zbMATH Open1383.81010arXiv1602.08872OpenAlexW3098806418MaRDI QIDQ1701522FDOQ1701522

Authors: Kazuki Fukuda, Izumi Tsutsui, Jae-Ha Lee 

Publication date: 27 February 2018

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

Abstract: We clarify the significance of quasiprobability (QP) in quantum mechanics that is relevant in describing physical quantities associated with a transition process. Our basic quantity is Aharonov's weak value, from which the QP can be defined up to a certain ambiguity parameterized by a complex number. Unlike the conventional probability, the QP allows us to treat two noncommuting observables consistently, and this is utilized to embed the QP in Bohmian mechanics such that its equivalence to quantum mechanics becomes more transparent. We also show that, with the help of the QP, Bohmian mechanics can be recognized as an ontological model with a certain type of contextuality.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.08872

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zbMATH Keywords

ontological modelsBohmian mechanicsweak valuequasiprobability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Physics (00A79) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65)

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