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View SchemaThere is no "first" quantization
| Authors | H. D. Zeh |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0210098 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0210098 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00209-3 |
| Journal | Phys.Lett. A309 (2003) 329-334 |
Abstract
The introduction of spinor and other massive fields by ``quantizing'' particles (corpuscles) is conceptually misleading. Only spatial fields must be postulated to form the fundamental objects to be quantized (that is, to define a formal basis for all quantum states), while apparent ``particles'' are a mere consequence of decoherence. This conclusion is also supported by the nature of gauge fields.
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