Trajectories and particle creation and annihilation in quantum field theory
- 27 March 2003
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 36 (14) , 4143-4149
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/36/14/315
Abstract
We develop a theory based on Bohmian mechanics in which particle world lines can begin and end. Such a theory provides a realist description of creation and annihilation events and thus a further step towards a 'beable-based' formulation of quantum field theory, as opposed to the usual 'observable-based' formulation which is plagued by the conceptual difficulties—such as the measurement problem—of quantum mechanics.Keywords
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