Stochastic Quantization on Lorentzian Manifolds

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2101.12552v2
• Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 11:18:28 GMT
• Title: Stochastic Quantization on Lorentzian Manifolds
• Authors: Folkert Kuipers
• Abstract summary: We embed Nelson's quantization in the Schwartz-Meyer second order geometry framework. We derive differential equations for massive spin-0 test particles charged under scalar potentials, vector potentials and gravity.
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• Abstract: We embed Nelson's stochastic quantization in the Schwartz-Meyer second order geometry framework. The result is a non-perturbative theory of quantum mechanics on (pseudo)-Riemannian manifolds. Within this approach, we derive stochastic differential equations for massive spin-0 test particles charged under scalar potentials, vector potentials and gravity. Furthermore, we derive the associated Schr\"odinger equation. The resulting equations show that massive scalar particles must be conformally coupled to gravity in a theory of quantum gravity. We conclude with a discussion of some prospects of the stochastic framework.

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