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A Statistical Interpretation of Space and Classical-Quantum duality

高能物理 - 理论 2016-09-06 v3 广义相对论与量子宇宙学 量子物理

摘要

By defining a prepotential function for the stationary Schr\"odinger equation we derive an inversion formula for the space variable xx as a function of the wave-function ψ\psi. The resulting equation is a Legendre transform that relates xx, the prepotential F{\cal F}, and the probability density. We invert the Schr\"odinger equation to a third-order differential equation for F{\cal F} and observe that the inversion procedure implies a xx-ψ\psi duality. This phenomenon is related to a modular symmetry due to the superposition of the solutions of the Schr\"odinger equation. We propose that in quantum mechanics the space coordinate can be interpreted as a macroscopic variable of a statistical system with \hbar playing the role of a scaling parameter. We show that the scaling property of the space coordinate with respect to τ=ψ2F\tau=\partial_{\psi}^2{\cal F} is determined by the ``beta-function''. We propose that the quantization of the inversion formula is a natural way to quantize geometry. The formalism is extended to higher dimensions and to the Klein-Gordon equation.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9606063,
  title  = {A Statistical Interpretation of Space and Classical-Quantum duality},
  author = {Alon E. Faraggi and Marco Matone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9606063},
  year   = {2016}
}

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11 pages. Standard Latex. Final version to appear in Physical Review Letters. Revised and extended version. The formalism is extended to higher dimensions and to the Klein-Gordon equation. A possible connection with string theory is considered. The $x-\psi$ duality is emphasized by a minor change in the title. The new title is: Duality of $x$ and $\psi$ and a statistical interpretation of space in quantum mechanics