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On the stochastic mechanics of the free relativistic particle

Quantum Physics 2015-06-26 v1

Abstract

Given a positive energy solution of the Klein-Gordon equation, the motion of the free, spinless, relativistic particle is described in a fixed Lorentz frame by a Markov diffusion process with non-constant diffusion coefficient. Proper time is an increasing stochastic process and we derive a probabilistic generalization of the equation (dτ)2=1c2dXνdXν(d\tau)^2=-\frac{1}{c^2}dX_{\nu}dX_{\nu}. A random time-change transformation provides the bridge between the tt and the τ\tau domain. In the τ\tau domain, we obtain an \M4\M^4-valued Markov process with singular and constant diffusion coefficient. The square modulus of the Klein-Gordon solution is an invariant, non integrable density for this Markov process. It satisfies a relativistically covariant continuity equation.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0108139,
  title  = {On the stochastic mechanics of the free relativistic particle},
  author = {Michele Pavon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0108139},
  year   = {2015}
}