Density Formalism for Quantum Theory

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2001.05869v1
• Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:29:03 GMT
• Title: Density Formalism for Quantum Theory
• Authors: Roderick Sutherland
• Abstract summary: A simple mathematical extension of quantum theory is presented. As well as opening the possibility of alternative methods of calculation, the additional formalism implies a new physical interpretation of the standard theory. The new formalism, developed first for the single-particle case, has the advantage of generalizing immediately to quantum field theory.
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• Abstract: A simple mathematical extension of quantum theory is presented. As well as opening the possibility of alternative methods of calculation, the additional formalism implies a new physical interpretation of the standard theory by providing a picture of an external reality. The new formalism, developed first for the single-particle case, has the advantage of generalizing immediately to quantum field theory and to the description of relativistic phenomena such as particle creation and annihilation.

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