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A theory of dark energy that matches dark matter
In this paper, a theory of dark energy is proposed that matches dark matter.
The relativistic quantum mechanics equations reveal that free particles can
have negative energies. We think that the negative energy is the dark energy
which behaviors as dark photons with negative energies. In this work, the
photon number states are extended to the cases where the photon number can be
negative integers, called negative integer photon states, the physical meaning
of which are that the photons in such a state are of negative energy, i.e.,
dark photons. The dark photons constitute dark radiation, also called negative
radiation. The formulism of the statistical mechanics and thermodynamics of the
dark radiation is presented. This version of dark energy is of negative
temperature and negative pressure, the latter regarded as responsible for the
accelerate expansion of the universe. It is believed that there is a symmetry
of energy-dark energy in the universe. In our previous work, the theory of the
motion of the matters with negative kinetic energy was presented. In our
opinion, the negative kinetic energy matter is dark matter. In the present
work, we demonstrate that the dark substances absorb and release dark energy.
In this view, the dark matter and dark energy match. Therefore, there is a
symmetry of matter-energy match and dark matter-dark energy match in the
universe. We present the reasons why the negative kinetic energy systems and
negative radiation are dark to us
A generalized scattering theory in quantum mechanics
In quantum mechanics textbooks, a single-particle scattering theory is
introduced. In the present work, a generalized scattering theory is presented,
which can be in principle applied to the scattering problems of arbitrary
number of particle. In laboratory frame, a generalized Lippmann-Schwinger
scattering equation is derived. We emphasized that the derivation is rigorous,
even for treating infinitesimals. No manual operation such as analytical
continuation is allowed. In the case that before scattering N particles are
plane waves and after the scattering they are new plane waves, the transition
amplitude and transition probability are given and the generalized S matrix is
presented. It is proved that the transition probability from a set of plane
waves to a new set of plane waves of the N particles equal to that of the
reciprocal process. The generalized theory is applied to the cases of one- and
two-particle scattering as two examples. When applied to single-particle
scattering problems, our generalized formalism degrades to that usually seen in
the literature. When our generalized theory is applied to two-particle
scattering problems, the formula of the transition probability of two-particle
collision is given. It is shown that the transition probability of the
scattering of two free particles is identical to that of the reciprocal
process. This transition probability and the identity are needed in deriving
Boltzmann transport equation in statistical mechanics. The case of identical
particles is also discussed.Comment: 35 pages, 3figure
There is no vacuum zero-point energy in our universe for massive particles within the scope of relativistic quantum mechanics
It was long believed that there is a zero-point energy in the form of
h\omega/2 for massive particles, which is obtained from Schr\"odinger equation
for the harmonic oscillator model. In this paper, it is shown, by the Dirac
oscillator, that there is no such a zero-point energy. It is argued that when a
particle's wave function can spread in the whole space, it can be static. This
does neither violate wave-particle duality nor uncertainty relationship. Dirac
equation correctly describes physical reality, while Schr\"odinger equation
does not when it is not the nonrelativistic approximation of Dirac equation
with a certain model. The conclusion that there is no zero-point energy in the
form of h\omega/2 is applied to solve the famous cosmological constant problem
for massive particles.Comment: 14 pages, 1 tabl
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