An approach to nonstandard quantum mechanics

dc.creatorRaab, Andreas
dc.date2006-12-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:37:14Z
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dc.descriptionWe use nonstandard analysis to formulate quantum mechanics in hyperfinite-dimensional spaces. Self-adjoint operators on hyperfinite-dimensional spaces have complete eigensets, and bound states and continuum states of a Hamiltonian can thus be treated on an equal footing. We show that the formalism extends the standard formulation of quantum mechanics. To this end we develop the Loeb-function calculus in nonstandard hulls. The idea is to perform calculations in a hyperfinite-dimensional space, but to interpret expectation values in the corresponding nonstandard hull. We further apply the framework to non-relativistic quantum scattering theory. For time-dependent scattering theory, we identify the starting time and the finishing time of a scattering experiment, and we obtain a natural separation of time scales on which the preparation process, the interaction process, and the detection process take place. For time-independent scattering theory, we derive rigorously explicit formulas for the Møller wave operators and the S-Matrix.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0612082
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/0612082
dc.identifierJ. Math. Phys. 45 (2004), 4791
dc.identifierdoi:10.1063/1.1812358
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/120703
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.titleAn approach to nonstandard quantum mechanics
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