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Stochastic space-time and the concept of potential in classical and quantum mechanics

R. K. Roy Choudhury, S. Roy

Published Sep 15, 1982• 6 citations

Abstract

The generation of a potential from the fluctuation of the metric of micro-space-time due to an averaging procedure at the macrolevel as proposed in a previous paper in one dimension has been generalized to three dimensions. Also, an attempt is made to study the behavior of quantum processes in this framework. It raises a new possibility of rethinking the role of the potential in quantum mechanics.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.26.1335

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