English

Discerned and Non-Discerned Particles in Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics Interpretation

Quantum Physics 2010-08-06 v1

Abstract

We introduce into classical mechanics the concept of non-discerned particles for particles that are identical, non-interacting and prepared in the same way. The non-discerned particles correspond to an action and a density which satisfy the statistical Hamilton-Jacobi equations and allow to explain the Gibbs paradox in a simple manner. On the other hand, a discerned particle corresponds to a particular action that satisfies the local Hamilton-Jacobi equations. We then study the convergence of quantum mechanics to classical mechanics when hbar -> 0 by considering the convergence for the two cases. These results provide an argument for a renewed interpretation of quantum mechanics.

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@article{arxiv.1008.0936,
  title  = {Discerned and Non-Discerned Particles in Classical Mechanics and Quantum Mechanics Interpretation},
  author = {Michel Gondran and Alexandre Gondran},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.0936},
  year   = {2010}
}