Quantum Determinism from Quantum General Covariance
Abstract
The requirement of general covariance of quantum field theory (QFT) naturally leads to quantization based on the manifestly covariant De Donder-Weyl formalism. To recover the standard noncovariant formalism without violating covariance, fields need to depend on time in a specific deterministic manner. This deterministic evolution of quantum fields is recognized as a covariant version of the Bohmian hidden-variable interpretation of QFT.
- Publication:
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International Journal of Modern Physics D
- Pub Date:
- 2006
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-th/0601027
- Bibcode:
- 2006IJMPD..15.2171N
- Keywords:
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- General covariance;
- quantization;
- determinism;
- Bohmian interpretation;
- High Energy Physics - Theory;
- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 6 pages, revised, new references, Honorable Mention of the Gravity Research Foundation 2006 Essay Competition, version to appear in Int. J. Mod. Phys. D