Equivalence of quantum harmonic oscillators and classical oscillators subject to random forces

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2010.14930v4
• Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:49:55 GMT
• Title: Equivalence of quantum harmonic oscillators and classical oscillators subject to random forces
• Authors: Can Gokler
• Abstract summary: We show that the Schr"odinger equation for the quantum harmonic oscillator can be derived as an approximation to the Newtonian mechanics. We generalize the Schr"odinger equation to non-interacting quantum harmonic oscillators.
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• Abstract: We show that the Schr\"{o}dinger equation for the quantum harmonic oscillator can be derived as an approximation to the Newtonian mechanics of a classical harmonic oscillator subject to a random force for time intervals $O( m / \hbar)$, when $\hbar / m \ll 1$. Conversely, every solution to the Schr\"{o}dinger equation, including all the superposition states, arises this way. In other words, the quantum harmonic oscillator is approximately nothing but the classical harmonic oscillator, with the same mass and frequency as the quantum harmonic oscillator, subject to a random force. We generalize the result to multiple non-interacting oscillators. We show that the Schr\"{o}dinger equation for $n$ non-interacting quantum harmonic oscillators with masses $m_1, ..., m_n$ and frequencies $\omega_1, ..., \omega_n$ can be derived as an approximation to the Newtonian mechanics of $n$ non-interacting classical harmonic oscillators, with the same set of masses and frequencies as the quantum oscillators, subject to random forces. This is valid for time intervals $O( \tilde{m} / \hbar)$, where $\tilde{m}$ is the mass of the minimum mass oscillator, when $\hbar/\tilde{m} \ll 1$. Conversely, every solution, including all the entangled states, to the Schr\"{o}dinger equation arises this way. In other words, $n$ non-interacting quantum harmonic oscillators are approximately nothing but $n$ non-interacting classical harmonic oscillators, with the same set of masses and frequencies as the quantum oscillators, subject to random forces. This provides a local Newtonian model of entanglement of non-interacting quantum oscillators. The correlations required by entangled states are embedded in the phase space probability density of the classical oscillators.

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