Published June 27, 2006 | Version v1
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

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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)

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Notes
(c) 2006 American Institute of Physics