Non-equilibrium in Stochastic Mechanics

Guido Bacciagaluppi (1)

1 IHPST - Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques

The notion of non-equilibrium, in the sense of a particle distribution other than rho equal psi squared, is imported into Nelson's stochastic mechanics, and described in terms of effective wavefunctions obeying non-linear equations. These techniques are applied to the discussion of non-locality in non-linear Schroedinger equations.

Mots clés: stochastic mechanics; non-equilibrium; non-linear Schroedinger equations; non-locality; pilot-wave theory

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences

Guido Bacciagaluppi. Non-equilibrium in Stochastic Mechanics. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2012, 361, pp.1-12. ⟨10.1088/1742-6596/361/1/012017⟩. ⟨halshs-00999721⟩