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    List of Contents: Volume 13, Number 3, June 2000
    with Semi-Infinite Rectangular Barrier, K. Dechoum, E. Santos, A. Schulze, G. Esposito, C. Stornaiolo, and P. K. Anastasovski
    Foundations of Physics 30 (10). 2000.
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    Bipartite Entanglement Induced by a Common Background (Zero-Point) Radiation Field
    with A. Valdés-Hernández and A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 41 (5): 843-862. 2011.
    This paper deals with an (otherwise classical) two-(non-interacting) particle system immersed in a common stochastic zero-point radiation field. The treatment is an extension of the one-particle case for which it has been shown that the quantum properties of the particle emerge from its interaction with the background field under stationary and ergodic conditions. In the present case we show that non-classical correlations—describable only in terms of entanglement—arise between the (nearby) part…Read more
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    The Foundations of Linear Stochastic Electrodynamics
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 36 (3): 350-368. 2006.
    An analysis is briefly presented of the possible causes of the failure of stochastic electrodynamics (SED) when applied to systems with nonlinear forces, on the basis that the main principles of the theory are correct. In light of this analysis, an alternative approach to the theory is discussed, whose postulates allow to establish contact with quantum mechanics in a natural way. The ensuing theory, linear SED, confirms the essential role of the vacuum–particle interaction as the source of quant…Read more
  •  67
    Quantum Theory and Linear Stochastic Electrodynamics
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 31 (12): 1703-1731. 2001.
    We discuss the main results of Linear Stochastic Electrodynamics, starting from a reformulation of its basic assumptions. This theory shares with Stochastic Electrodynamics the core assumption that quantization comes about from the permanent interaction between matter and the vacuum radiation field, but it departs from it when it comes to considering the effect that this interaction has on the statistical properties of the nearby field. In the transition to the quantum regime, correlations betwe…Read more
  •  40
    Stochastic theory for classical and quantum mechanical systems
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 5 (2): 355-370. 1975.
    We formulate from first principles a theory of stochastic processes in configuration space. The fundamental equations of the theory are an equation of motion which generalizes Newton's second law and an equation which expresses the condition of conservation of matter. Two types of stochastic motion are possible, both described by the same general equations, but leading in one case to classical Brownian motion behavior and in the other to quantum mechanical behavior. The Schrödinger equation, whi…Read more
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    The spin of the electron according to stochastic electrodynamics
    Foundations of Physics 12 (5): 441-465. 1982.
    By making use of the method of moments we study some aspects of the statistical behavior of the nonrelativistic harmonic oscillator according to stochastic electrodynamics. We show that the random rotations induced on the particle by the zero-point field account for the magnitude of the spin of the electron, the result differing from the correct one(3/4)h 2 by a factor of2. Assuming that the measurement of a spin projection may be effectively taken into account by considering the action of only …Read more
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    Continuous and discrete aspects of blackbody radiation
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 19 (4): 419-437. 1989.
    The blackbody radiation field is studied from different points of view. The existence of zero-point fluctuations is shown to be crucial in determining the form of the thermal part of the spectrum. The notion of a continuous field is seen to be compatible with a discrete structure for its interaction: The description normally used in the quantum context does not refer to the field but to its interaction with atomic systems, which involves statistically independent elementary acts of absorption an…Read more
  •  53
    The present paper reveals (non-relativistic) quantum mechanics as an emergent property of otherwise classical ergodic systems embedded in a stochastic vacuum or zero-point radiation field (zpf). This result provides a theoretical basis for understanding recent numerical experiments in which a statistical analysis of an atomic electron interacting with the zpf furnishes the quantum distribution for the ground state of the H atom. The action of the zpf on matter is essential within the present app…Read more
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    Does quantum mechanics accept a stochastic support?
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 12 (10): 1017-1037. 1982.
    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 …Read more
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    The wave properties of matter and the zeropoint radiation field
    with A. M. Cetto
    Foundations of Physics 24 (5): 753-781. 1994.
    The origin of the wave properties of matter is discussed from the point of view of stochastic electrodynamics. A nonrelativistic model of a charged particle with an effective structure embedded in the random zeropoint radiation field reveals that the field induces a high-frequency vibration on the particle; internal consistency of the theory fixes the frequency of this jittering at mc2/ħ. The particle is therefore assumed to interact intensely with stationary zeropoint waves of this frequency as…Read more