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In the first paper of this series, I investigated whether a wavefunction model of a heavy particle and a collection of light particles might generate "Brownian-Motion-Like" trajectories of the heavy particle. I concluded that it was…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-04 W. David Wick

Einstein's kinetic theory of the Brownian motion, based upon light water molecules continuously bombarding a heavy pollen, provided an explanation of diffusion from the Newtonian mechanics. Since the discovery of quantum mechanics it has…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-09-07 Laszlo Erdos

In two prior papers of this series, it was proposed that a wavefunction model of a heavy particle and a collection of light particles might generate ``Brownian-Motion-Like" trajectories as well as diffusive motion (displacement proportional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-16 Leonardo De Carlo , W. David Wick

Brownian motion has served as a pilot of studies in diffusion and other transport phenomena for over a century. The foundation of Brownian motion, laid by Einstein, has generally been accepted to be far from being complete since the late…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-06-06 Hanqing Zhao , Hong Zhao

Brownian motion has played important roles in many different fields of science since its origin was first explained by Albert Einstein in 1905. Einstein's theory of Brownian motion, however, is only applicable at long time scales. At short…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-09-03 Tongcang Li , Mark G. Raizen

Experimental verification of the theoretical predictions made by Albert Einstein in his paper, published in 1905, on the molecular mechanisms of Brownian motion established the existence of atoms. In the last 100 years discoveries of many…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Debashish Chowdhury

Einstein's Brownian motion of a quantum particle in a classical environment is studied via virial and equipartition theorems. The effect of continuous measurement in a strongly dissipative environment is accounted for and a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-13 R. Tsekov

Now that we have reached the centennial of Erwin Schrodinger's seminal paper introducing the wavefunction theory of matter, it is right and proper to inquire as to its legacy. It is undeniable that today every paper in atomic physics cites…

General Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 W. David Wick

In this paper I address the most common objections to the claim that Schrodinger was right in 1926: the wavefunction provides the correct, and complete, description of atomic phenomena. I suggest that the line of droplets in the Wilson…

General Physics · Physics 2025-04-28 W. David Wick

Following Max Planck's hypothesis of quanta (quant-ph/0012069) and the matter wave idea of Louis de Broglie (quant-ph/9911107), Erwin Schroedinger proposed, at the beginning of 1926, the concept of wavefunction and wave equation for it.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Andrei P. Kirilyuk

One century after Einstein's work, Brownian Motion still remains both a fundamental open issue and a continous source of inspiration for many areas of natural sciences. We first present a discussion about stochastic and deterministic…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-10 Fabio Cecconi , Massimo Cencini , Massimo Falcioni , Angelo Vulpiani

Brownian motion is the perpetual irregular motion exhibited by small particles immersed in a fluid. Such random motion of the particles is produced by statistical fluctuations in the collisions they suffer with the molecules of the…

Physics Education · Physics 2007-05-23 Kasturi Basu , Kopinjol Baishya

Brownian motion is of central importance for understanding diffusive transport in biology, chemistry, and physics. For spherical particles, the theory was developed by Einstein, whereas a theoretical description of the motion of spheroids…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-05-07 John David Geiger , Mohammed Alhissi , Markus Voggenreiter , Matthias Fuchs , Andreas Zumbusch

The motion of a ball through an appropriate lattice of round obstacles models the behavior of a Brownian particle and can be used to describe measurement on a macro system. On another hand, such motion is chaotic and a known conjecture…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-14 Alexey A. Kryukov

In the frames of classical mechanics the generalized Langevin equation is derived for an arbitrary mechanical subsystem coupled to the harmonic bath of a solid. A time-acting temperature operator is introduced for the quantum Klein-Kramers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-17 Roumen Tsekov

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the revolutionary contributions to physics by Einstein, I am happy to respond to a problem posed by him in 1905. He said: In this paper it will be shown that according to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Elias P. Gyftopoulos

Over a century ago, Einstein formulated a precise mathematical model for describing Brownian motion. While this model adequately explains the diffusion of micron-sized particles in fluids, its limitations become apparent when applied to…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-04-22 Harish Srinivasan , V. K. Sharma , S. Mitra

Brownian motion is a foundational physical process characterized by a mean squared displacement that scales linearly in time in thermal equilibrium, known as diffusion. At short times, the mean squared displacement becomes ballistic,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-02-10 Jason Boynewicz , Michael C. Thumann , Mark G. Raizen

Einstein's theory of Brownian motion is revisited in order to formulate generalized kinetic theory of anomalous diffusion. It is shown that if the assumptions of analyticity and the existence of the second moment of the displacement…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-10 Sumiyoshi Abe , Stefan Thurner

In the last few years the hydrodynamic formulation of quantum mechanics, equivalent to the Bohmian equations of motion, has been used to obtain numerical solutions of the Schrodinger equation. Problems, however, have been experienced near…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Guay , L. Marchildon
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