Speaker
Theo Nieuwenhuizen
(University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Description
Stochastic electrodynamics assumes a classical world in a
background of stochastic electromagnetic fields having the
zero-point Planck energy $\hbar\omega/2$ per mode. The
theory explains various linear problems, such as harmonic
oscillators and the Casimir effect. Under certain
assumptions, the Heisenberg and Schrodinger equations have
been derived. Likewise, entanglement has been demonstrated
in this local theory. To test these results on a nonlinear
problem, I reconsider the hydrogen ground state. Simulations
by Cole and Zou 2003 yielded an encouraging comparison with
the quantum result. In this talk I recall an analytical
conjecture for the phase space density, presented in Vaxjo
2005 for the relativistic case. After discussing the
question of stability, I compare the conjecture with recent
simulations carried out in Amsterdam.
