1. Quantum potential in covariant quantum mechanics.
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Janyška, Josef and Modugno, Marco
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QUANTUM potentials (Quantum mechanics) , *COVARIANT field theories , *QUANTUM mechanics/molecular mechanics , *PROBABILITY in quantum mechanics , *PROBABILITY theory , *PHASE space , *MATHEMATICAL models - Abstract
We discuss several features of the classical quantum potential appearing in Covariant Quantum Mechanics. In particular, we compare the “observed potential” A [ K , G , o ] of the joined spacetime connection K with the potential A ↑ of the cosymplectic phase 2-form Ω [ K , G ] and with the potential A ↑ of the upper quantum connection Ч ↑ . Moreover, we discuss the distinguished observer o [ Ψ ] and the distinguished timelike potential A [ Ψ ] associated with a non-vanishing quantum section Ψ. We show that the above objects play a natural role in the context of the kinetic quantum momentum Q [ Ψ ] , of the quantum probability current J [ Ψ ] , of the Schrödinger operator S [ Ψ ] and of the classical fluid associated with a non-vanishing quantum section Ψ. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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