IAFE 05512
INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMIA Y FISICA DEL ESPACIO
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The modal-Hamiltonian interpretation and the Galilean covariance of quantum mechanics
Autor/es:
J. S. ARDENGHI; O LOMBARDI; M CASTAGNINO
Revista:
STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2009
ISSN:
1355-2198
Resumen:
The aim of this paper is to analyze the modal-Hamiltonian interpretation of quantum mechanics in the light of the Galilean group. In particular, it is shown that the rule of definite-value assignment proposed by that interpretation has the same properties of Galilean covariance and invariance as the Schrödinger equation. Moreover, it is argued that, when the Schrödinger equation is invariant, the rule can be reformulated in an explicitly invariant form in terms of the Casimir operators of the Galilean group. Finally, the possibility of extrapolating the rule to quantum field theory is considered.
