{
  "id": "quant-ph/0210098",
  "version": "v3",
  "published": "2002-10-12T20:15:35.000Z",
  "updated": "2003-03-30T12:15:01.000Z",
  "title": "There is no \"first\" quantization",
  "authors": [
    "H. D. Zeh"
  ],
  "comment": "Published version -- 11 pages, no figures, Latex",
  "journal": "Phys.Lett. A309 (2003) 329-334",
  "doi": "10.1016/S0375-9601(03)00209-3",
  "categories": [
    "quant-ph",
    "cond-mat",
    "hep-th"
  ],
  "abstract": "The introduction of spinor and other massive fields by ``quantizing'' particles (corpuscles) is conceptually misleading. Only spatial fields must be postulated to form the fundamental objects to be quantized (that is, to define a formal basis for all quantum states), while apparent ``particles'' are a mere consequence of decoherence. This conclusion is also supported by the nature of gauge fields.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v3",
      "updated": "2003-03-30T12:15:01.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "keywords": [
      "quantization",
      "quantum states",
      "formal basis",
      "gauge fields",
      "mere consequence"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "LaTeX",
      "pages": 11,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 610984
    }
  }
}