Quantum Physics
[Submitted on 29 Sep 2023 (v1), last revised 8 Jan 2024 (this version, v2)]
Title:Quantum Scalar Field Theory Based On Principle of Least Observability
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Recently it is shown that the non-relativistic quantum formulations can be derived from a least observability principle [36]. In this paper, we apply the principle to massive scalar fields, and derive the Schrödinger equation of the wave functional for the scalar fields. The principle extends the least action principle in classical field theory by factoring in two assumptions. First, the Planck constant defines the minimal amount of action a field needs to exhibit in order to be observable. Second, there are constant random field fluctuations. A novel method is introduced to define the information metrics to measure additional observable information due to the field fluctuations, \added{which is then converted to the additional action through the first assumption.} Applying the variation principle to minimize the total actions allows us to elegantly derive the transition probability of field fluctuations, the uncertainty relation, and the Schrödinger equation of the wave functional. Furthermore, by defining the information metrics for field fluctuations using general definitions of relative entropy, we obtain a generalized Schrödinger equation of the wave functional that depends on the order of relative entropy. Our results demonstrate that the extended least action principle can be applied to derive both non-relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic quantum scalar field theory. We expect it can be further used to obtain quantum theory for non-scalar fields.
Submission history
From: Jianhao M. Yang [view email][v1] Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:58:36 UTC (69 KB)
[v2] Mon, 8 Jan 2024 04:53:06 UTC (30 KB)
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