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In this paper we construct the action describing dynamics of the particle moving in curved spacetime, with a non-trivial momentum space geometry. Curved momentum space is the core feature of theories where relative locality effects are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-07-11 Jerzy Kowalski-Glikman , Giacomo Rosati

In this short paper, we propose a new quantum effect that naturally emerges from describing the quantum particle as a classical fluid. Following the hydrodynamical formulation of quantum mechanics for a particle in a finite convex region,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-01 Tomer Shushi

Starting on the basis of $q$-symmetric oscillator algebra and on the associate $q$-calculus properties, we study a deformed quantum mechanics defined in the framework of the basic square-integrable wave functions space. In this context, we…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 A. Lavagno

We present the Hamiltonian formulation of a relativistic point-particle coupled to Einstein gravity and its canonical quantization \`a la Wheeler-DeWitt. In the resulting quantum theory, the wave functional is a function of the particle…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-03-15 Ward Struyve

The Schr\"odinger equation on a circle with an initially localized profile of the wave function is known to give rise to revivals or replications, where the probability density of the particle is partially reproduced at rational times. As a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-14 Fernando Chamizo , Osvaldo Santillan

Interest on 2 + 1 dimensional electron systems has increased considerably after the realization of novel properties of graphene sheets, in which the behaviour of electrons is effectively described by relativistic equations. Having this fact…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-01-19 Mehmet Ali Olpak

The split-operator technique for wave packet propagation in quantum systems is expanded here to the case of propagating wave functions describing Schr\"odinger particles, namely, charge carriers in semiconductor nanostructures within the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-05 Andrey Chaves , G. A. Farias , F. M. Peeters , R. Ferreira

We discuss the functional representation of fermions, and obtain exact expressions for wave-functionals of the Schwinger model. Known features of the model such as bosonization and the vacuum angle arise naturally. Contrary to expectations,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 David Nolland , Paul Mansfield

It is shown that `bipartite' wave functions can present a mathematical formalism of quantum theory for a single particle, in which the associated Schr\"{o}dinger's wave functions correspond to those `bipartite' wave functions of product…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Zeqian Chen

In quantum mechanics, spatial wavefunctions describe distributions of a particle's position or momentum, but not of angular momentum $j$. In contrast, here we show that a spatial wavefunction, $j_m (\phi,\theta,\chi)=~e^{i m \phi} \delta…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-06 T. Peter Rakitzis , Michail E. Koutrakis , George E. Katsoprinakis

Quantum-mechanical wave equation for a particle with spin 1 is investigated in presence of external magnetic field in spaces with non-Euclidean geometry with constant positive curvature. Separation of the variable is performed; differential…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-11-26 V. V. Kisel , E. M. Ovsiyuk , O. V. Veko , V. M. Red'kov

A phase space formulation of the filtering process upon an incident quantum state is developed. This formulation can explain the results of both quantum interference and delayed-choice experiments without making use of the controversial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Daniela Dragoman

We investigate the spin-1/2 relativistic quantum dynamics in the curved space-time generated by a central massive charged object (black hole). This necessitates a study of the coupling of a Dirac particle to the Reissner-Nordstrom…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-04-01 J. H. Noble , U. D. Jentschura

We derive the functional Schrodinger equation for quantum fields in curved spacetime in the semiclassical limit of quantum geometrodynamics with a Gaussian incoherent dust acting as a clock field. We perform the semiclassical limit using a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-20 Marcello Rotondo

The full spectrum and eigenfunctions of the quantum version of a nonlinear oscillator defined on an N-dimensional space with nonconstant curvature are rigorously found. Since the underlying curved space generates a position-dependent…

We have previously presented a version of the Weak Equivalence Principle for a quantum particle as an exact analog of the classical case, based on the Heisenberg picture analysis of free particle motion. Here, we take that to a full…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-17 Otto C. W. Kong

This work explores the intersection of quantum mechanics and curved spacetime by employing the Wigner formalism to investigate quantum systems in the vicinity of black holes. Specifically, we study the quantum dynamics of a probe particle…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-21 David Garcia-Garcia , Jose A. R. Cembranos

Multi-time wave functions are wave functions for multi-particle quantum systems that involve several time variables (one per particle). In this paper we contrast them with solutions of wave equations on a space-time with multiple timelike…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-22 Matthias Lienert , Sören Petrat , Roderich Tumulka

We introduce a systematically improvable family of variational wave functions for the simulation of strongly correlated fermionic systems. This family consists of Slater determinants in an augmented Hilbert space involving "hidden"…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-08-18 Javier Robledo Moreno , Giuseppe Carleo , Antoine Georges , James Stokes

The wavefunction of a particle is obtained from its intermediate states and interaction processes considered as happening concurrently. When the interaction is described by a potential, the energy of the particle is equal to its total…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-18 Spyros Efthimiades