Generalized dynamical theories in phase space and the hydrogen atom
Quantum Physics
2023-12-25 v2
Abstract
We show that the phase-space formulation of general probabilistic theories can be extended to include a generalized time-evolution and that it can describe a nonquantum hydrogen-like system which is stable, has discrete energy levels, and includes the Zeeman effect. This allows us to study dynamical effects such as excitations of the hydrogen-like system by a resonant laser and Rutherford scattering. Our construction demonstrates that classical theory and quantum theory can be seen as specific choices of general probabilistic theory in phase space and that other probabilistic theories also lead to measurable predictions.
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@article{arxiv.2212.12267,
title = {Generalized dynamical theories in phase space and the hydrogen atom},
author = {Martin Plávala and Matthias Kleinmann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.12267},
year = {2023}
}
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9+11 pages