A signed particle formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics

DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2015.05.036zbMATH Open1349.81092arXiv1509.06708OpenAlexW2254169813WikidataQ54086400 ScholiaQ54086400MaRDI QIDQ350154FDOQ350154

Authors: J. M. Sellier 

Publication date: 5 December 2016

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

Abstract: A formulation of non-relativistic quantum mechanics in terms of Newtonian particles is presented in the shape of a set of three postulates. In this new theory, quantum systems are described by ensembles of signed particles which behave as field-less classical objects which carry a negative or positive sign and interact with an external potential by means of creation and annihilation events only. This approach is shown to be a generalization of the signed particle Wigner Monte Carlo method which reconstructs the time-dependent Wigner quasi-distribution function of a system and, therefore, the corresponding Schroedinger time-dependent wave-function. Its classical limit is discussed and a physical interpretation, based on experimental evidences coming from quantum tomography, is suggested. Moreover, in order to show the advantages brought by this novel formulation, a straightforward extension to relativistic effects is discussed. To conclude, quantum tunnelling numerical experiments are performed to show the validity of the suggested approach.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.06708

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zbMATH Keywords

relativistic quantum mechanicsmathematical formulation of quantum mechanicsNewtonian particlesquantum tunnellingWigner formalismSchrödinger equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05)

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• Archimedes

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