An ontological description for relativistic, massive bosons

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.09885v1
• Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:53:02 GMT
• Title: An ontological description for relativistic, massive bosons
• Authors: Gerard t Hooft
• Abstract summary: Locality holds for the quantum theory, and seems to be fully obeyed also by the classical treatment. We do discuss extensively the distinction between the quantum treatment and the classical one, even though they produce exactly the same equations mathematically. It is suggested to apply this theory for real time quantum model simulations.
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• Abstract: Relativistic, scalar particles are considered, contained in a box with periodic boundary conditions. Although interactions are not expected to be a fundamental problem, we concentrate on free particles. By considering them to be harmonic oscillators, it is found that their dynamical variables can be replaced by a completely ontological set, which means that, here, quantum mechanics does not deviate from a purely geometric, ontological particle system. The effects of the mass terms are included. Locality holds for the quantum theory, and seems to be fully obeyed also by the classical treatment, although further discussion will be needed. Quantised interactions are briefly speculated on, but mostly postponed to later. We do discuss extensively the distinction between the quantum treatment and the classical one, even though they produce exactly the same equations mathematically. We briefly explain how this result can be squared with the usual quantum no-go theorems. It is suggested to apply this theory for real time quantum model simulations.

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