Model of the physical space from quantum mechanics

8th International Workshop DICE2016: Spacetime - Matter - Quantum Mechanics

物理学;力学

Kong, Otto C. W.^1

Department of Physics, Center for Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, National Central University, Chung-li

32054, Taiwan^1

关键词: Classical limits;    Classical physics;    Configuration space;    Free particles;    Newtonian classical model;    Newtonian model;    Physical world;    Quantum physics;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/880/1/012048/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/880/1/012048

学科分类：力学，机械学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The physical world is quantum. However, our description of the quantum physics still relies much on concepts in classical physics and in some cases with 'quantized' interpretations. The most important case example is that of spacetime. We examine the picture of the physical space as described by simple, so-called non-relativisitic, quantum mechanics instead of assuming the Newtonian model. The key perspective is that of (relativity) symmetry representation, and the idea that the physical space is to be identified as the configuration space for a free particle. Parallel to the case of the phase space, we have a model of the quantum physical space which reduces to the Newtonian classical model under the classical limit. The latter is to be obtained as a contraction limit of the relativity symmetry.