The generalized Fényes-Nelson model for free scalar field theory

✍ Scribed by Mark Davidson

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 235 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0377-9017
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00417501

✦ Synopsis

The generalized F~nyes-Nelson model of quantum mechanics is applied to the free scalar field. The resulting Markov field is equivalent to the Euclidean Markov field with the times scaled by a common factor which depends on the diffusion parameter. This result is consistent with Guerra's earlier work on stochastic quantization of scalar fields. It suggests a deep connection between Euclidean field theory and the stochastic interpretation of quantum mechanics. The question of Lorentz covariance is also discussed.