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On the zig-zag pilot-wave approach for fermions

Quantum Physics 2012-05-04 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We consider a pilot-wave approach for the Dirac theory that was recently proposed by Colin and Wiseman. In this approach, the particles perform a zig-zag motion, due to stochastic jumps of their velocity. We respectively discuss the one-particle theory, the many-particle theory and possible extensions to quantum field theory. We also discuss the non-relativistic limit of the one-particle theory. For a single particle, the motion is always luminal, a feature that persists in the non-relativistic limit. For more than one particle the motion is in general subluminal.

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@article{arxiv.1201.4169,
  title  = {On the zig-zag pilot-wave approach for fermions},
  author = {Ward Struyve},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.4169},
  year   = {2012}
}

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23 pages, no figures, LaTex

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