Revisiting Canonical Quantization
Quantum Physics
2014-03-25 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
Conventional canonical quantization procedures directly link various c-number and q-number quantities. Here, we advocate a different association of classical and quantum quantities that renders classical theory a natural subset of quantum theory with \hbar>0, in conformity with the real world wherein nature has chosen \hbar>0 rather than \hbar=0. While keeping the good results of conventional procedures, some examples are presented for which the new procedures offer better results than conventional ones.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1211.7351,
title = {Revisiting Canonical Quantization},
author = {John R. Klauder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.7351},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
14 pages, a simplified version of an earlier paper, "Enhanced Quantization: A Primer", two examples have been added, updated with new references