Published June 27, 2006
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Journal article
Continuous Wave Function Collapse in Quantum-Electrodynamics?
Creators
- 1. Research Institute for Particle and Nuclear Physics, H-1525 Budapest 114, P.O.Box 49 (Hungary)
Description
Time-continuous wavefunction collapse mechanisms not restricted to markovian approximation have been found only a few years ago, and have left many issues open. The results apply formally to the standard relativistic quantum-electrodynamics. I present a generalized Schroedinger equation driven by a certain complex stochastic field. The equation reproduces the exact dynamics of the interacting fermions in QED. The state of the fermions appears to collapse continuously, due to their interaction with the photonic degrees of freedom. Even the formal study is instructive for the foundations of quantum mechanics and of field theory as well
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2219358;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0603164v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 844
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 133-138
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- Are there quantum jumps? - and on the present status of quantum mechanics
- Acronym
- 4. international conference on analysis and quantum mechanics
- Dates
- 7-9 Sep 2005
- Place
- Trieste (Italy); Losinj (Croatia)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38043199
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- APPROXIMATIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; FERMIONS; MARKOV PROCESS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION; WAVE FUNCTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- CALCULATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INTERACTIONS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; WAVE EQUATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics