A new version of quantum theory

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The discussion centers around a new theory related to quantum mechanics, specifically a paper titled "An introduction to the tomographic picture of quantum mechanics." Participants are exploring the implications and details of this theory, as well as related works and concepts within quantum mechanics.

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  • One participant inquires about the theory and seeks additional information regarding its content and implications.
  • Another participant expresses a lack of responses and requests more findings related to the theory.
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  • One participant notes that the theory may not represent a new version of quantum mechanics but rather utilizes Wigner functions, linking it to quantum state tomography and the Radon transform.
  • Additional resources are shared, including introductions to quantum mechanics using Wigner functions and quantum state tomography.

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Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on whether the theory represents a new version of quantum mechanics, with some suggesting it is a reinterpretation using existing concepts. Multiple viewpoints regarding the nature of the theory remain present.

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Some discussions reference the author's background and previous works, but there are no definitive conclusions drawn about the validity or novelty of the theory itself.

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Has anybody seen this theory before, If so, do you have more information on it.

"An introduction to the tomographic
picture of quantum mechanics"


http://arxiv.org/pdf/0904.4439.pdf

Thanks
 
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I'm sorry you are not generating any responses at the moment. Is there any additional information you can share with us? Any new findings?
 
Greg Bernhardt said:
I'm sorry you are not generating any responses at the moment. Is there any additional information you can share with us? Any new findings?

The author is from The Russian academy of science(Noble prizes). He has a very interesting take on QM.

This is one of his oldest papers.

Conventional Quantum Mechanics Without
Wave Function and Density Matrix



http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9902079
 
I'm not sure it's a new version of QM. It seems like QM using Wigner functions, which could rightly be called tomographic because of its use in quantum state tomography, as well as its relationship to the Radon transform.

An good introduction to QM using Wigner functions is Surya Ganguli's http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/49800/50586846.pdf .

An introduction to quantum state tomography is Lvovsky and Raymer's http://old.rqc.ru/quantech/pubs/2009/tomography-rmp.pdf.
 
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