Abstract
In the quest for an understanding of nonlocality with respect to an appropriate ontology, we propose a “cosmological solution”. We assume that from the beginning of the universe each point in space has been the location of a scalar field representing a zero-point vacuum energy that nonlocally vibrates at a vast range of different frequencies across the whole universe. A quantum, then, is a nonequilibrium steady state in the form of a “bouncer” coupled resonantly to one of those (particle type dependent) frequencies, in remote analogy to the bouncing oil drops on an oscillating oil bath as in Couder’s experiments. A major difference to the latter analogy is given by the nonlocal nature of the vacuum oscillations. We show with the examples of double- and n-slit interference that the assumed nonlocality of the distribution functions alone suffices to derive the de Broglie–Bohm guiding equation for N particles with otherwise purely classical means. In our model, no influences from configuration space are required, as everything can be described in 3-space. Importantly, the setting up of an experimental arrangement limits and shapes the forward and osmotic contributions and is described as vacuum landscaping.
Highlights
Quantum Mechanics without Wavefunctions “Emergent Quantum Mechanics” stands for the idea that quantum mechanics is based on a more encompassing deeper level theory
We have shown how the Schrödinger equation can be derived from a nonequilibrium sub-quantum dynamics [13,14,15,16], where in accordance with the model sketched above the particle is considered as a steady state with a constant throughput of energy
With our two-momentum approach to an emergent quantum mechanics we have shown that one can in principle base the foundations of quantum mechanics on a deeper level that does not need wavefunctions
Summary
Quantum Mechanics without Wavefunctions “Emergent Quantum Mechanics” stands for the idea that quantum mechanics is based on a more encompassing deeper level theory. Throughout recent years, apart from our own model, several approaches to a quantum mechanics without wavefunctions have been proposed [1,2,3,4,5] These refer to “many classical worlds” that provide. It is the one classical world together with the fluctuating environment related to the vacuum energy that enters our definition of a quantum as an emergent system The latter consists of a bouncer and an undulatory/wave-like nonlocal environment defined by proper boundary conditions This, leads to the two-momentum approach to emergent quantum mechanics which shall be outlined
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