The strange (hi)story of particles and waves
This is an attempt of a non-technical but conceptually consistent presentation of quantum theory in a historical context. While the first part is written for a general readership, Section 5 may appear a bit provocative to some quantum physicists. I argue that the single-particle wave functions of qu...
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| Natura: | Article (Journal) |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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2016-1-20
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Zeitschrift für Naturforschung. A, a journal of physical sciences
Year: 2016, Volume: 71, Fascicolo: 3, Pages: 195-212 |
| ISSN: | 1865-7109 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/zna-2015-0509 |
| Accesso online: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1515/zna-2015-0509 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/zna-2015-0509/html 
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| Note sull'autore: | H. Dieter Zeh |
| Riassunto: | This is an attempt of a non-technical but conceptually consistent presentation of quantum theory in a historical context. While the first part is written for a general readership, Section 5 may appear a bit provocative to some quantum physicists. I argue that the single-particle wave functions of quantum mechanics have to be correctly interpreted as field modes that are “occupied once” (i.e. first excited states of the corresponding quantum oscillators in the case of boson fields). Multiple excitations lead to apparent many-particle wave functions, while the quantum states proper are defined by wave function(al)s on the “configuration” space of fundamental fields, or on another, as yet elusive, fundamental local basis. |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Gesehen am 04.10.2021 |
| Descrizione fisica: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1865-7109 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/zna-2015-0509 |