Quantum particles from classical probabilities in phase space

DOI10.1007/S10773-012-1205-8zbMATH Open1262.81062arXiv1003.0772OpenAlexW2009742566WikidataQ56937031 ScholiaQ56937031MaRDI QIDQ1930362FDOQ1930362

Christof Wetterich

Publication date: 11 January 2013

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

Abstract: Quantum particles in a potential are described by classical statistical probabilities. We formulate a basic time evolution law for the probability distribution of classical position and momentum such that all known quantum phenomena follow, including interference or tunneling. The appropriate quantum observables for position and momentum contain a statistical part which reflects the roughness of the probability distribution. "Zwitters" realize a continuous interpolation between quantum and classical particles. Such objects may provide for an effective one-particle description of classical or quantum collective states as droplets of a liquid, macromolecules or a Bose-Einstein condensate. They may also be used for quantitative fundamental tests of quantum mechanics. We show that the ground state for zwitters has no longer a sharp energy. This feature permits to put quantitative experimental bounds on a small parameter for possible deviations from quantum mechanics.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.0772

zbMATH Keywords

quantum features in classical statisticsstatistical evolution of generalized particles

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Phase-space methods including Wigner distributions, etc. applied to problems in quantum mechanics (81S30) Classical equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B05) Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65) Classical dynamic and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82C05)

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