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Quantum mechanics as a stochastic process with aU(1) degree of freedom

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A stochastic theory equivalent to the nonrelativistic quantum mechanics is constructed. A geometric manifestation of U(1) local gauge invariance is proposed. The stochastic theory is not of the type of Nelson's stochastic mechanics.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel

    B. Rosenstein

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Work supported in part by the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF).

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Rosenstein, B. Quantum mechanics as a stochastic process with aU(1) degree of freedom. Int J Theor Phys 23, 147–156 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02081000

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