On the uniqueness of paths for spin-0 and spin-1 quantum mechanics

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dc.creatorStruyve, W.
dc.creatorDe Baere, W.
dc.creatorDe Neve, J.
dc.creatorDe Weirdt, S.
dc.date2003-11-14
dc.date2004-02-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:13:39Z
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dc.descriptionThe uniqueness of the Bohmian particle interpretation of the Kemmer equation, which describes massive spin-0 and spin-1 particles, is discussed. Recently the same problem for spin-1/2 was dealt with by Holland. It appears that the uniqueness of boson paths can be enforced under well determined conditions. This in turn fixes the nonrelativistic particle equations of the nonrelativistic Schrodinger equation, which appear to correspond with the original definitions given by de Broglie and Bohm only in the spin-0 case. Similar to the spin-1/2 case, there appears an additional spin-dependent term in the guidance equation in the spin-1 case. We also discuss the ambiguity associated with the introduction of an electromagnetic coupling in the Kemmer theory. We argue that when the minimal coupling is correctly introduced, then the current constructed from the energy-momentum tensor is no longer conserved. Hence this current can not serve as a particle probability four-vector.
dc.description19 pages, no figures, LaTex, shortened version for Phys. Lett. A
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0311098
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0311098
dc.identifierPhys. Lett. A 322, 84-95 (2004)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physleta.2004.01.010
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/132841
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleOn the uniqueness of paths for spin-0 and spin-1 quantum mechanics
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