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On the theory of de Broglie waves in space-time

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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This paper deals with the connection between generally co-variant Hamiltonian formalism and wave processes in space-time. It is indicated that the Hamilton-Jacobi equation (H.-J. e.) is representing the characteristic condition for a nonlinear second-order differential equation of the hyperbolic type that describes a wave process in spacetime. The wave 4-velocity of wave process is the same as the particle 4-velocity (ray velocity) and is equal to one. The equality of wave velocity and the ray velocity enable us to put the point and wave model of particle into mutual correlation.

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In questo articolo si tratta la connessione fra il formalismo hamiltoniano generalmente covariante e i processi ondulatori nello spazio-tempo. Si afferma che l’equazione di Hamilton-Jacobi (H.-J. e.) sta a rappresentare la condizione caratteristica di una equazione differenziale non lineare di secondo online che descrive un prooesso ondulatorio nello spazio-tempo. La quadrivelocità dell’onda del processo ondulatorio è uguale ad uno. L’eguaglianza delle due velocità ci permette di porre in reciproca correlazione il modello puntiforme e quello ondulatorio delle particelle.

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Kulhánek, J. On the theory of de Broglie waves in space-time. Nuovo Cim 31, 978–985 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02821670

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