Classical and Non-relativistic Limits of a Lorentz-Invariant Bohmian Model for a System of Spinless Particles

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Sergio Hernández-Zapata
Ernesto Hernández-Zapata
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[1] Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,Facultad de Ciencias
[2] Universidad de Sonora,Departamento de Física, Matemáticas e Ingeniería
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Foundations of Physics | 2010年 / 40卷
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Bohmian mechanics; Klein-Gordon equation; Relativistic quantum mechanics; Multi-temporal formalism; Space-time probability density; Conditional wave function;
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A completely Lorentz-invariant Bohmian model has been proposed recently for the case of a system of non-interacting spinless particles, obeying Klein-Gordon equations. It is based on a multi-temporal formalism and on the idea of treating the squared norm of the wave function as a space-time probability density. The particle’s configurations evolve in space-time in terms of a parameter σ with dimensions of time. In this work this model is further analyzed and extended to the case of an interaction with an external electromagnetic field. The physical meaning of σ is explored. Two special situations are studied in depth: (1) the classical limit, where the Einsteinian Mechanics of Special Relativity is recovered and the parameter σ is shown to tend to the particle’s proper time; and (2) the non-relativistic limit, where it is obtained a model very similar to the usual non-relativistic Bohmian Mechanics but with the time of the frame of reference replaced by σ as the dynamical temporal parameter.
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