Pauli's Electron in Ehrenfest and Bohm Theories, a Comparative Study

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2212.11807v1
• Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:37:57 GMT
• Title: Pauli's Electron in Ehrenfest and Bohm Theories, a Comparative Study
• Authors: Asher Yahalom
• Abstract summary: Electrons moving at slow speeds are described by a wave function which is a solution of Pauli's equation. A less orthodox approach is championed by Bohm, and attributes a velocity field to the electron also derived from the Pauli wave function. It is thus interesting to compare the trajectory followed by the electron according to Bohm and its expectation value according to Ehrenfest.
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• Abstract: Electrons moving at slow speeds much lower that the speed of light are described by a wave function which is a solution of Pauli's equation. This is a low velocity limit of the relativistic Dirac equation. Here we compare two approaches, one which is the more conservative Copenhagen's interpretation denying a trajectory of the electron but allowing a trajectory to the electron expectation value through Ehrenfest theorem. The said expectation value is of course calculated using a solution of Pauli's equation. A less orthodox approach is championed by Bohm, and attributes a velocity field to the electron also derived from the Pauli wave function. It is thus interesting to compare the trajectory followed by the electron according to Bohm and its expectation value according to Ehrenfest. Both similarities and differences will be considered.

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