2021/12/15 by Saurya Das, Das, Saurya, Sourav Sur +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #gr-qc #hep-th #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.08461
4 pages, 4 figures. To appear in European Physical Journal Plus
arxiv created 2021/12/15 · openalex publication_date 2021/12/15 · arxiv updated 2021/12/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The dynamics of a quantum particle is governed by its wavefunction, which in turn is determined by the classical potential to which it is subjected. However the wavefunction itself induces a quantum potential, the particle `sees' the sum of the classical and quantum potentials, and there is no way to separate the two. Therefore in principle, part or whole of an observed potential may be attributable to a quantum potential. We examine this possibility and discuss implications.