Bohm's model for quantum mechanics is examined and a well-known drawback of the model is considered, namely the fact that the model does not conserve energy and momentum.It is shown that the Lagrangian formalism and the use of energy-momentum tensors provide a way of addressing this non-conservation aspect once the model is considered from the point of view of an interacting particle-field system. The full mathematical formulation that is then presented demonstrates that conservation can be reintroduced without disrupting the present agreement of Bohm's model with experiment. / Doctor of Philosphy (PhD)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/182336 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Hall, Bryan, University of Western Sydney, College of Science, Technology and Environment |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Source | THESIS_CSTE_XXX_Hall_B.xml |
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