Classical dynamics, arrow of time, and genesis of the Heisenberg commutation relations

DOI10.1016/J.EXMATH.2020.06.002MaRDI QIDQ2196491zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Detlev Buchholz, Klaus Fredenhagen

Publication date 2 September 2020

Published in Expositiones Mathematicae (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.02711

zbMATH Keywords

arrow of timedynamical \(\mathrm C^*\)-algebraoperations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of (C^*)-algebras (46L05) Lagrange's equations (70H03) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Quantum state spaces, operational and probabilistic concepts (81P16) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10) Commutation relations and statistics as related to quantum mechanics (general) (81S05) Canonical quantization (81S08) Open systems, reduced dynamics, master equations, decoherence (81S22)

Abstract: Based on the assumption that time evolves only in one direction and mechanical systems can be described by Lagrangeans, a dynamical C*-algebra is presented for non-relativistic particles at atomic scales. Without presupposing any quantization scheme, this algebra is inherently non-commutative and comprises a large set of dynamics. In contrast to other approaches, the generating elements of the algebra are not interpreted as observables, but as operations on the underlying system; they describe the impact of temporary perturbations caused by the surroundings. In accordance with the doctrine of Nils Bohr, the operations carry individual names of classical significance. Without stipulating from the outset their `quantization', their concrete implementation in the quantum world emerges from the inherent structure of the algebra. In particular, the Heisenberg commutation relations for position and velocity measurements are derived from it. Interacting systems can be described within the algebraic setting by a rigorous version of the interaction picture. It is shown that Hilbert space representations of the algebra lead to the conventional formalism of quantum mechanics, where operations on states are described by time-ordered exponentials of interaction potentials. It is also discussed how the familiar statistical interpretation of quantum mechanics can be recovered from operations.

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