Zwitters: particles between quantum and classical

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2011.12.032zbMATH Open1255.81193arXiv0911.1261OpenAlexW2044644570WikidataQ56937057 ScholiaQ56937057MaRDI QIDQ1933162FDOQ1933162

Authors: Christof Wetterich 

Publication date: 22 January 2013

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We describe both quantum particles and classical particles in terms of a classical statistical ensemble, characterized by a probability distribution in phase space. By use of a wave function in phase space both can be treated in the same quantum formalism. The different dynamics of quantum and classical particles resides then only from different evolution equations for the probability distribution. Quantum particles are characterized by a specific choice of observables and time evolution of the probability density. All relations for a quantum particle in a potential, including interference and tunneling, can be described in terms of the classical probability distribution. We formulate the concept of zwitters - particles for which the time evolution interpolates between quantum and classical particles. Experiments can test a small parameter which quantifies possible deviations from quantum mechanics.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0911.1261

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zbMATH Keywords

Wigner functionclassical wave functionprobabilistic time evolutionquantum particles from classical statisticszwitters between quantum and classical

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) Stochastic quantization (81S20)

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