On the intrinsic wave-particle duality of coordinate maps

TL;DR

This paper explores how wave-particle duality emerges from the properties of coordinate maps between observers' rest-frames, revealing it as a feature of the maps rather than the observers, and discusses associated gauge fields.

Contribution

It introduces a novel perspective that wave-particle duality arises from coordinate maps and derives related conservation laws and wave equations.

Findings

Wave equations for scalar and spinor fields are derived from conservation laws.

Wave-particle duality is attributed to properties of coordinate maps, not observers.

Potential fields associated with relative acceleration are identified as massless gauge fields.

Abstract

The relative motion of material, point-like observers is analysed in terms of coordinate maps between the respective rest-frame of each observer. Under the assumption these maps are $C^{2}$-regular, conservation laws are deduced, which in turn are found to yield wave equations familiar as scalar and spinor fields. Wave-particle dualism is then understood as a property of these coordinate maps as opposed to an inherent property of the point-like observers themselves. Additionally it is shown that the relative acceleration of these observers can only be realised in this context by the introduction of additional potential fields. It is shown that if each observer is to be associated with an inertial frame of reference, then the potential field is necessarily a massless gauge field.