The Dirac Equation in Classical Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
The Dirac equation, usually obtained by `quantizing' a classical stochastic model is here obtained directly within classical statistical mechanics. The special underlying space-time geometry of the random walk replaces the missing analytic continuation, making the model `self-quantizing'. This provides a new context for the Dirac equation, distinct from its usual context in relativistic quantum mechanics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0206016,
title = {The Dirac Equation in Classical Statistical Mechanics},
author = {G. N. Ord},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0206016},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
Condensed version of a talk given at the MRST conference, 05/02, Waterloo, Ont. 7 pages