Classical mechanics without determinism
Quantum Physics
2014-11-18 v3 Classical Physics
Abstract
Classical statistical particle mechanics in the configuration space can be represented by a nonlinear Schrodinger equation. Even without assuming the existence of deterministic particle trajectories, the resulting quantum-like statistical interpretation is sufficient to predict all measurable results of classical mechanics. In the classical case, the wave function that satisfies a linear equation is positive, which is the main source of the fundamental difference between classical and quantum mechanics.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0505143,
title = {Classical mechanics without determinism},
author = {H. Nikolic},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0505143},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
11 pages, revised, to appear in Found. Phys. Lett