A holographic principle for non-relativistic quantum mechanics

DOI10.1007/S10773-022-05274-9MaRDI QIDQ6163535zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Russell B. Thompson

Publication date 26 June 2023

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.04180

zbMATH Keywords

quantum mechanicsdensity functional theoryholographic principleself-consistent field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classical and relativistic thermodynamics (80A10) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Semiclassical techniques, including WKB and Maslov methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81Q20) Feynman diagrams (81T18) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Open systems, reduced dynamics, master equations, decoherence (81S22) Correspondence, duality, holography (AdS/CFT, gauge/gravity, etc.) (81T35) Computational density functional analysis in statistical mechanics (82M36) Mathematical modeling or simulation for problems pertaining to quantum theory (81-10) Uncertainty relations, also entropic (81S07) Tunneling in quantum theory (81U26)

Abstract: The quantum-classical isomorphism for self-consistent field theory, which allows quantum particles in space-time to be represented as classical one-dimensional threads embedded in a five dimensional thermal-space-time, is summarized and used to explain a selection of quantum phenomena. Introduced by Feynman, and used for modern quantum simulations, the isomorphism, when phrased in a field-theoretic way, has been shown to be the same as quantum density functional theory, the theorems of which guarantee equivalent predictions with non-relativistic quantum mechanics. If the Feynman dimension is considered to be real, there is a duality between classical threads in five dimensions and quantum particles in four dimensions. Using the 5D picture, intuitive explanations are given for quantum phenomena including the uncertainty principle, tunnelling, geometric phase, and interference effects. Advantages of the 5D picture are presented, which include fewer postulates, no measurement problem, and the need for only classical concepts in the higher dimensional space. Limitations of the approach such as the interpretation of entanglement and spin are discussed.

Recommendations

• An interpretation of quantum foundations based on density functional theory and polymer self-consistent field theory
• The holographic quantum
• Classical mechanics as nonlinear quantum mechanics
• Towards holography for quantum mechanics
• Duality and the geometry of quantum mechanics

Cites work

• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3282537 (Why is no real title available?)
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2222800 (Why is no real title available?)
• Atomic Theory of Liquid Helium Near Absolute Zero
• Atomic Theory of the<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mi>λ</mml:mi></mml:math>Transition in Helium
• Quantal phase factors accompanying adiabatic changes
• Significance of Electromagnetic Potentials in the Quantum Theory
• The Refractive Index in Electron Optics and the Principles of Dynamics
• The Statistical Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
• The large N limit of superconformal field theories and supergravity

Cited in

(2)

• An interpretation of quantum foundations based on density functional theory and polymer self-consistent field theory
• Toward a mathematical holographic principle

This page was built for publication: A holographic principle for non-relativistic quantum mechanics

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6163535)