Speaker
Dr
Daniel Rohrlich
(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Description
Where do classical and quantum mechanics part ways? How do classical and quantum randomness fundamentally differ? Here we derive (nonrelativistic) quantum mechanics and classical (statistical) mechanics within a common axiomatic framework. The common axioms include conservation of average energy and conservation of probability current. Two axioms distinguish quantum from classical mechanics: a global, time-dependent random variable, and a constraint on allowed phase space distributions. With strength on the order of Planck’s constant, they imply quantum entanglement and uncertainty relations.
Primary authors
Dr
Daniel Rohrlich
(Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Dr
Agung Budiyono
