A path integral over Hilbert space for quantum mechanics

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2022.168827MaRDI QIDQ2127446zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Sabine Hossenfelder, Sandro Donadi

Publication date 20 April 2022

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.07168

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

Abstract: We here put forward a new path-integral over Hilbert space and show that it reproduces quantum mechanics exactly. This approach works by optimizing the generating functional under a variation of the final state; it is hence an example of a future-input dependent theory. The benefit of this method is that entangled states appear in the paths directly, and the generating functional can be modified to also include wave-function collapse.

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