It is shown that a stochastic process can be viewed as a set of states (normalized positive linear functionals) over an Abelian C*‐algebra. Alternatively, the stochastic process can be associated with a set of representations of the algebra as a subalgebra of the (noncommutative) C*‐algebra of bounded operators in a Hilbert space. Then, an operator equation can be associated with every stochastic equation in some general conditions. The formalism is applied to Brownian motion. Then, we study the nonrelativistic motion of a single particle in stochastic electrodynamics, a theory which has been proposed as a possible alternative to quantum mechanics. The equations of motion, which are derived, coincide with the basic ones of quantum mechanics. The differences between this theory and quantum mechanics are summarized.
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November 1974
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Quantumlike formulation of stochastic problems
Emilio Santos
Emilio Santos
Departamento de Optica, Universidad de Valladolid, and GIFT, Valladolid, Spain
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J. Math. Phys. 15, 1954–1962 (1974)
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March 06 1974
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Emilio Santos; Quantumlike formulation of stochastic problems. J. Math. Phys. 1 November 1974; 15 (11): 1954–1962. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1666564
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