Entropic dynamics: From entropy and information geometry to Hamiltonians and quantum mechanics
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Department of Physics, University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, NY 12222 (United States)
- Physicalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, 38116 Braunschweig (Germany)
Entropic Dynamics is a framework in which quantum theory is derived as an application of entropic methods of inference. There is no underlying action principle. Instead, the dynamics is driven by entropy subject to the appropriate constraints. In this paper we show how a Hamiltonian dynamics arises as a type of non-dissipative entropic dynamics. We also show that the particular form of the 'quantum potential' that leads to the Schrödinger equation follows naturally from information geometry.
- OSTI ID:
- 22390859
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1641, Issue 1; Conference: MAXENT 2014: Conference on Bayesian Inference and Maximum Entropy Methods in Science and Engineering, Clos Luce, Amboise (France), 21-26 Sep 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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