Quantum Mechanics Without Wavefunctions
Quantum Physics
2015-06-03 v1
Abstract
We present a self-contained formulation of spin-free nonrelativistic quantum mechanics that makes no use of wavefunctions or complex amplitudes of any kind. Quantum states are represented as ensembles of real-valued quantum trajectories, obtained by extremizing an action and satisfying energy conservation. The theory applies for arbitrary configuration spaces and system dimensionalities. Various beneficial ramifications - theoretical, computational, and interpretational - are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1201.2382,
title = {Quantum Mechanics Without Wavefunctions},
author = {Jeremy Schiff and Bill Poirier},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.2382},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
11 pages, accepted to appear in Journal of Chemical Physics