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Does quantum mechanics accept a stochastic support?

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Arguments are given in favor of a stochastic theory of quantum mechanics, clearly distinguishable from Brownian motion theory. A brief exposition of the phenomenological theory of stochastic quantum mechanics is presented, followed by a list of its main results and perspectives. A possible answer to the question about the origin of stochasticity is given in stochastic electrodynamics by assigning a real character to the vacuum radiation field. This theory is shown to reproduce important quantum mechanical results, some of which are presented explicitly to illustrate its potentialities. Finally the main problems and some perspectives of research within stochastic electrodynamics are discussed.

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de la Peña, L., Cetto, A.M. Does quantum mechanics accept a stochastic support?. Found Phys 12, 1017–1037 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889274

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