On defining the Hamiltonian beyond quantum theory

DOI10.1007/S10701-018-0205-9zbMATH Open1414.81018arXiv1808.05404OpenAlexW2885923456WikidataQ62603758 ScholiaQ62603758MaRDI QIDQ1735901FDOQ1735901

Authors: Dominic Branford, Oscar C. O. Dahlsten, Andrew J. P. Garner 

Publication date: 29 March 2019

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

Abstract: Energy is a crucial concept within classical and quantum physics. An essential tool to quantify energy is the Hamiltonian. Here, we consider how to define a Hamiltonian in general probabilistic theories, a framework in which quantum theory is a special case. We list desiderata which the definition should meet. For 3-dimensional systems, we provide a fully-defined recipe which satisfies these desiderata. We discuss the higher dimensional case where some freedom of choice is left remaining. We apply the definition to example toy theories, and discuss how the quantum notion of time evolution as a phase between energy eigenstates generalises to other theories.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1808.05404

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zbMATH Keywords

energyHamiltoniantime evolutiongeneralized probabilistic theories

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hamilton's equations (70H05) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) General theory of random and stochastic dynamical systems (37H05)

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