On the motion of macroscopic bodies in quantum theory
arXiv:1710.01154 · doi:10.1063/1.4990008
Abstract
Quantum observables can be identified with vector fields on the sphere of normalized states. The resulting vector representation is used in the paper to undertake a simultaneous treatment of macroscopic and microscopic bodies in quantum mechanics. Components of the velocity and acceleration of state under Schrödinger evolution are given for a clear physical interpretation. Solutions to Schrödinger and Newton equations are shown to be related beyond the Ehrenfest results on the motion of averages. A formula relating the normal probability distribution and the Born rule is found.