Physical Interpretation of the Five Dimensional Mechanics of a Single Massless Particle
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We attempt a unification between the Quantum and the Statistical Mechanics of a single spinless particle. We consider a five dimensional (5D) space-time with no matter. We postulate that all physical information on single particle propagation is given by statistics on null paths in this space-time. If the 5D metric doesn’t depend on the fifth space-like coordinate, then the propagation problem can be reduced to 4D by foliation along the fifth coordinate and we obtain Quantum Mechanics. If the 5D metric doesn’t depend on time, we can foliate along the time coordinate and obtain a formulation of Statistical Mechanics. Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics prove to be particular cases of a 5D Optics. If the 5D metric is independent on both time and the fifth coordinate, then Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics are pictures of the same 5D reality. [email protected]
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