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Global Existence of Bell's Time-Inhomogeneous Jump Process for Lattice Quantum Field Theory

Probability 2007-05-23 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

We consider the time-inhomogeneous Markovian jump process introduced by John S. Bell [Phys.Rep. 137, 49] for a lattice quantum field theory, which runs on the associated configuration space. Its jump rates, tailored to give the process the quantum distribution Ψt2|\Psi_t|^2 at all times tt, typically exhibit singularities. We establish the existence of a unique such process for all times, under suitable assumptions on the Hamiltonian or the initial state vector Ψ0\Psi_0. The proof of non-explosion takes advantage of the special role of the Ψt2|\Psi_t|^2 distribution.

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@article{arxiv.math/0312294,
  title  = {Global Existence of Bell's Time-Inhomogeneous Jump Process for Lattice Quantum Field Theory},
  author = {Hans-Otto Georgii and Roderich Tumulka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0312294},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

16 pages LaTeX, no figures; v2: references added, minor extension of the introduction