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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence

Formal equivalence between Maxwell equations and the de Broglie-Bohm theory for two-dimensional optical microcavities

arXiv
Authors: Aurélien Drezet, Bernard Michael Nabet

Year

2025

Paper ID

16386

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Preprint

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We analyze the formal equivalence between the electromagnetic energy conservation law derived from Maxwell's equations in an optical microcavity and the conservation of a probability fluid associated with the de Broglie-Bohm theory for an effective massive particle describing a photon in this cavity. This work is part of a critical analysis of recent experiments \[Nature 643, 67-72 (2025)\] carried out with a view to refuting the de Broglie-Bohm theory. Furthermore, the consequences of our analysis for microphotonics go far beyond these experiments. In particular, extensions that take into account photon spin and stochastic aspects associated with radiative or absorption losses are considered.

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[1] DOI https://doi.org/arXiv:2512.01671 [2] arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01671 [3] Publisher https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.01671

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