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In this paper we generalize the ideas of de Broglie and Bohm to the relativistic case which is based on the relativistic Schr\"odinger equation. In this regard, the relativistic forms of the guidance equation and quantum potential are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-06-10 Jafar Khodagholizadeh , Javad Kazemi , Alireza Babazadeh

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Bohmian mechanics as a numerical tool because of its local dynamics, which suggest the possibility of significant computational advantages for the simulation of large quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yair Goldfarb , Ilan Degani , David J. Tannor

According to Schroedinger's ideas, classical dynamics of point particles should correspond to the " geometrical optics " limit of a linear wave equation, in the same way as ray optics is the limit of wave optics. It is shown that, using…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-11-19 Mayeul Arminjon

In the de Broglie-Bohm quantum theory, particles describe trajectories determined by the flux associated with their wave function. These trajectories are studied here for relativistic spin-one-half particles.Based in explicit numerical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-28 Olivier Piguet

We show that one-dimensional Bohmian mechanics is unique, in that, the Bohm trajectories are the only solutions that conserve total left (or right) probability. In Brandt et al., Phys. Lett. A, 249 (1998) 265--270, they define quantile…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-10-23 Timothy M. Coffey , Robert E. Wyatt , Wm. C. Schieve

We consider a bound system of charged particles moving in an external electromagnetic field, including leading relativistic corrections. The difference from the point particle with a magnetic moment comes from the presence of…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 Krzysztof Pachucki , Vladimir A. Yerokhin

A general formulation of classical relativistic particle mechanics is presented, with an emphasis on the fact that superluminal velocities and nonlocal interactions are compatible with relativity. Then a manifestly relativistic-covariant…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-11-19 H. Nikolic

Stunning progresses in the experimental resolution and control of natural or man-made complex systems at the level of their quantum mechanical constituents raises the question, across diverse subdisciplines of physics, chemistry and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-26 Edoardo G. Carnio , Heinz-Peter Breuer , Andreas Buchleitner

We present a Bohmian description of a decaying quantum system. A particle is initially confined in a region around the origin which is surrounded by a repulsive potential barrier. The particle leaks out in time tunneling through the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-05 Y. Nogami , F. M. Toyama , W. van Dijk

The arrival time statistics of spin-1/2 particles governed by Pauli's equation, and defined by their Bohmian trajectories, show unexpected and very well articulated features. Comparison with other proposed statistics of arrival times that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-10 Siddhant Das , Detlef Dürr

It has been shown that velocity of propagation of wave front cannot coincide with observable velocity of quantum particles. It is additional argument leads to conclusion that phase wave of de Broglie cannot be associated with single…

General Physics · Physics 2009-01-28 Peter Leifer

The major conceptual difficulties of quantum mechanics are analyzed. They are: the notion "wave-particle", the probabilistic interpretation of the Schroedinger wave \psi-function and hence the probability amplitude and its phase, long-range…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Volodymyr Krasnoholovets

We present a conformally invariant generalized form of the free particle action by connecting the wave and particle aspects through gravity. Conformal invariance breaking is introduced by choosing a particular configurat$ of dynamical…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Hossein Motavali , Hadi Salehi , Mehdi Golshani

We study the motion of colloidal particles driven by a constant force over a periodic optical potential energy landscape. Firstly, the average particle velocity is found as a function of the driving velocity and the wavelength of the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2016-01-27 Michael P. N. Juniper , Arthur V. Straube , Dirk G. A. L. Aarts , Roel P. A. Dullens

This paper examines the physical meaning of the wave function in Bohmian mechanics (BM), addressing the debate between causal and nomological interpretations. While BM postulates particles with definite trajectories guided by the wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-05 Arnaud Amblard , Aurélien Drezet

We derive for Bohmian mechanics topological factors for quantum systems with a multiply-connected configuration space Q. These include nonabelian factors corresponding to what we call holonomy-twisted representations of the fundamental…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Detlef Duerr , Sheldon Goldstein , James Taylor , Roderich Tumulka , Nino Zanghi

The paper explains why the de Broglie-Bohm theory reduces to Newtonian mechanics in the macroscopic classical limit. The quantum-to-classical transition is based on three steps: (i) interaction with the environment produces effectively…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2023-04-10 Davide Romano

The continuum mechanics of line defects representing singularities due to terminating discontinuities of the elastic displacement and its gradient field is developed. The development is intended for application to coupled phase…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-03-09 Amit Acharya , Claude Fressenegeas

We examine theoretical uncertainties in state-of-the-art calculations of the bubble wall velocity during first-order cosmological phase transitions. By utilising the software WallGo for two extensions of the Standard Model, we find several…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-12-01 Jorinde van de Vis , Philipp Schicho , Lauri Niemi , Benoit Laurent , Joonas Hirvonen , Oliver Gould

One of the important and famous topics in general theory of relativity and gravitation is the problem of geodesic deviation and its related singularity theorems. An interesting subject is the investigation of these concepts when quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-02-28 Faramarz Rahmani , Mehdi Golshani