Applied bohmian mechanics

A Benseny, G Albareda, ÁS Sanz, J Mompart… - The European Physical …, 2014 - Springer
Bohmian mechanics provides an explanation of quantum phenomena in terms of point-like
particles guided by wave functions. This review focuses on the use of nonrelativistic …

Photon trajectories, anomalous velocities and weak measurements: a classical interpretation

KY Bliokh, AY Bekshaev, AG Kofman… - New Journal of …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Recently, Kocsis et al (2011 Science 332 1170) reported the observation of'average
trajectories of single photons' in a two-slit interference experiment. This was possible by …

Bohm's approach to quantum mechanics: Alternative theory or practical picture?

AS Sanz - Frontiers of Physics, 2019 - Springer
Since its inception Bohmian mechanics has been generally regarded as a hidden-variable
theory aimed at providing an objective description of quantum phenomena. To date, this …

Young's experiment with entangled bipartite systems: The role of underlying quantum velocity fields

ÁS Sanz - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
We consider the concept of velocity fields, taken from Bohmian mechanics, to investigate the
dynamical effects of entanglement in bipartite realizations of Young's two-slit experiment. In …

Quantum phase analysis with quantum trajectories: A step towards the creation of a Bohmian thinking

AS Sanz, S Miret-Artés - American Journal of Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
We introduce a pedagogical discussion on Bohmian mechanics and its physical implications
in connection with the important role played by the quantum phase in the dynamics of …

Trajectory approach to the Schrödinger–Langevin equation with linear dissipation for ground states

CC Chou - Annals of Physics, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Schrödinger–Langevin equation with linear dissipation is integrated by
propagating an ensemble of Bohmian trajectories for the ground state of quantum systems …

Flux trajectory analysis of Airy-type beams

ÁS Sanz - JOSA A, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Airy beams are solutions to the paraxial Helmholtz equation known for exhibiting shape
invariance along their self-accelerated propagation in free space. These two properties are …

How does light move?-Determining the flow of light without destroying interference

MD Davidović, AS Sanz - Europhysics News, 2013 - europhysicsnews.org
Young's two-slit experiment constitutes the paradigm of quantum complementarity.
According to the complementarity principle, complementary aspects of quantum systems …

What dynamics can be expected for mixed states in two-slit experiments?

A Luis, ÁS Sanz - Annals of Physics, 2015 - Elsevier
Weak-measurement-based experiments (Kocsis et al., 2011) have shown that, at least for
pure states, the average evolution of independent photons in Young's two-slit experiment is …

Setting up tunneling conditions by means of Bohmian mechanics

AS Sanz, S Miret-Artés - Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Usually tunneling is established after imposing some matching conditions on the (time-
independent) wavefunction and its first derivative at the boundaries of a barrier. Here an …