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Basics of Quantum Physics —

Holographic Principle and Quantum Physics

Zoltan Batiz, Bhag C. Chauhan

Abstract
The concept of holography has lured philosophers of science for decades, and is
becoming more and more popular in several front areas of science, e.g. in the
physics of black holes. In this paper we try to understand things as if the visible
universe were a reading of a lower dimensional hologram generated in
hyperspace. We performed the whole process of creating and reading holograms
of a point particle in a virtual space by using computer simulations. We claim that
the fuzziness in quantum mechanics, in statistical physics and thermodynamics is
due to the fact that we do not see the real image of the object, but a holographic
projection of it. We found that the projection of a point particle is a de Broglie-
type wave. This indicates that holography could be the origin of the wave nature
of a particle. We have also noted that one cannot stabilize the noise (or fuzziness)
in terms of the integration grid-points of the hologram, it means that one needs
to give the grid-points a physical significance. So we futher claim that the space is
quantized, which supports the basic assumption of quantum gravity. Our study in
the paper, although is more qualitative, yet gives a smoking gun hint of a
holographic basis of the physical reality.

Key Words: holography, holographic principle, quantum mechanics

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1. Introduction1 stored in the film is called 'hologram' (see in fig.

The theory of holography was first developed by 1). Holograms have a strange feature, unlike the
Hungarian scientist Dennis Gabor around 1947- conventional photographic film, once you cut a
48 while working to improve the resolution of an hologram into pieces each piece is capable of
electron microscope (Collier, 1971). The first reconstructing the entire image, although it will
holograms were of poor quality, but the have a lesser luminosity and clarity.
principle was good. According to the principle of The holographic concept has lured
holography, a detailed three dimensional image philosophers of science for decades (Bohm,
of an object can be recorded in a two 1973; Talbot, 1991), and is becoming more and
dimensional photographic film and the image more popular in several front areas of science;
can be reproduced back in a three dimensional attracting the researchers of cosmology,
space. The complex patterned information astrophysics, extra-dimensions, string theory,
nuclear and particle physics and neurology
Corresponding author: Zoltan Batiz (Pribram, 1969) etc... One can find hundreds of
Address: Centre for Theoretical Particle Physics, Instituto Superior papers in the internet discussing the relevance
Tecnico, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal and Dept. of Physics, Govt.
College Karsog, Mandi (H.P.) India, 171304 of holography in these fields. Some articles claim
e-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] that our visible and highly complex universe is
actually a hologram of a higher dimensional but
Acknowledgments
The work of BCC was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a simpler reality. The holographic principle is now
Tecnologia through the grant SFRH/BPD/5719/2001.
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widely being used to relate seemingly unrelated a reading of a lower dimensional hologram
things, like quantum mechanics and gravity generated in hyperspace. Our procedure goes as
(Susskind, 2004). Theoretical results about black follows. To start with, we perform the whole
holes suggest that the universe could be like a process of creating and reading holograms in a
gigantic hologram (Bekenstein, 2003; Bekenstein virtual space by using computer simulations. For
and Schiffer, 1990). So our seemingly three- simplicity we consider a point object with no
dimensional universe could be completely geometrical size at rest and in a uniform motion.
equivalent to alternative quantum fields and First, we create the hologram of the point object
physical laws "painted" on a distant, vast using a reference beam and an object beam.
surface. Second, we read the created hologram by
On the same lines, in our paper we try to illuminating it with a suitable reference beam.
understand things as if the visible universe were

Figure 1. Holographic recording process.

Ideally, the reconstruction procedure In section 4 we repeat this procedure for a

should give back the original point object in our linearly and uniformly moving point. Both
normal physical space, but we know that no sections 3 and 4 will suggest that the image of a
optical procedure gives a strictly point-like image point-like particle is a wave that is described by a
of a point-like object. Assuming holography as de Broglie-type of relation (de Broglie, 1924).
the basis of physical reality, we claim that some This supports our assumption of a holographic
dynamics seen in the observable world (such as base of physical reality. We have also noted that
fuzziness in quantum mechanics, in statistical one cannot stabilize the noise (or fuzziness) in
physics and thermodynamics) can come from terms of the integration grid-points of the
such a procedure. This fuzziness is basically a hologram screen, it means that one might need
noise that has a dynamics of its own. In this work to give the grid-points a physical significance. So
we will try to understand this in detail. we futher claim that the space is quantized,
In section 2 we describe the creation which concurs with the basic assumption of
and reading of a hologram in usual space and quantum gravity.
hyperspace. In section 3 we study the image In section 6 we present the discussion
created by the holographic mapping of a single and conclusions.
stationary point, and then reading the hologram.
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2. Holographic mapping in higher dimension in Figs. 2 and 3, we assume a five-dimensional

and reading of the hologram space with the holographic screen lying on the
In this section we first describe the creation of ( x , y) plane by construction. We take a beam
holograms in usual space and hyperspace. We that hits the object propagates in the fifth
create a two-dimensional hologram (2.1). Next, dimension and a reference beam that
we describe the reconstruction of the hologram propagates in the (y , x4 ) plane. And there is an
in the usual three-dimensional space (2.2). It angle y r between the beam itself and the x4
must be noted that the holograms are not axis. We didn't take it in the (x4 , x5 ) plane
necessarily created by light, but can be formed
because in such case the reference wave that
in the presence of any wave action. In principle
hits the screen remains always normal to it. We
they can be created and read with different kind
assume that the phase of the reference beam is
of waves, such as scalar, vector
fr at the point (y , x4 ) = (0,0) . The wavelength of
(electromagnetic, acoustic), tensor i

(gravitational), and the calculation principles are the radiation is l = 2p / k and k is the wave
basically the same (Born and Wolf, 1975). number. Therefore the phase of the reference
Since the motivation is to understand beam at an arbitrary site is
the usual three-dimansional world reality as a fr = fr + kx4 cos(y r ) - ky sin(y r ) . On the screen
i
holographic projection of some higher x4 = 0 , so fr = fr - ky sin(y r ) .
dimensional reality, we realize that we need at i

least five dimensions (3+2) to create the usual This wave has an amplitude E r 0 , so its
three-dimensional image (the objects we value is
perceive through our senses). The extra two E r = E r 0 exp[i (fr - ky sin(y r ))].
i
(1)
dimensions are required for the reference and
object beams to propagate, since we do not see
them.

2.1 Creating the hologram

The hologram itself is the picture of the
interference pattern of a beam that comes from
an object we want to map and a reference
beam. For simplicity we assume a scalar beam,
but the result is the same for other waves as well
(Born and Wolf, 1975), since, according to this
reference, the interference pattern does not
depend on the spin of the wave (therefore the
Figure 2. A schematic diagram showing the reference beam
scalar, vector, tensor fields are all adequate). To
propagation in ( y , x4 ) plane into the photographic film on
model our hologram, we have selected a
( x , y ) plane. Here x5 = 0 . The object beam is propagating
massless scalar field patterned after the four
in the fifth dimenssion.
components of the electromagnetic field,
namely A0, A1, A2, A3. Since we intend to use
the Green functions that are found in the
classical text books of electicity and magnetism,
such as (Eyges, 1980) our scheme will not work
for any massive field, (like the W and Z-bosons).
The hologram as well as its reading are
interference patterns, so the independence on
spin is understandable.
The hologram is produced, as seen in fig.
1, by splitting a single beam into two pieces: one
is shed on the object and the other directly on Figure 3. The diagram of the same process but in the
the photographic plaque. In our case, as shown ( y , x5 ) plane, so here x4 = 0 .

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Likewise the phase of the beam that is Io = R2Ii ,

reflected from the object is k(x5 + r ) , where r is
the distance between the object and an arbitrary such that
point on the screen where we compute the
phase. The reflected wave therefore is
Sd R 2
|Eo |=|Ei | , (5)
i (fr + k ( x5 +r )) r d +1
E o = Eo 0 e o
/r ( d -2)/2
, (2)
where E i and E o are in-going and out-going
where E o 0 is a constant proportional to waves, respectively. In our calculations E i and
the square root of the surface of our object, the Sd are the numerical inputs, which we choose so
square root of its reflectivity ( R ) and the original as to get the clear wave pattern with minimum
field strength of the object beam. Here d is the noise.
dimensionality of our space (here we do not
include the time axis). However, fro is the initial 2.2 Reading the hologram
phase of the wave which hits the object. These The hologram is read once one sheds a wave on
two fields can be added together and squared, it and, the direction and the frequency of this
and then we have the interference picture that is beam should be the same as those of the
the hologram. reference beam that was used to create it. In
How do we determine E o 0 ? The energy order to read hologram we will disgress from the
that hits the object is Sd E o20 / 2 , where Sd is the way we created it. We will read it in 4D space,
``cross section'' of the object in d dimensions. since we don't need object beam (the fifth
Thus, in two dimensions it is 2ro (where ro is the dimension), therefore our reading beam is the
same as the original reference beam that
radius of the ``spherical'' object) in three
created the hologram.
dimensions it is p ro2 , and by generalization, for
In order to determine the image
d dimensions it is Vd -1 , where Vd is the volume generated by a hologram when we shed some
of the d dimensional sphere. The energy that wave onto it, one must know the reflected fields
comes out ( Io ) is R2 times the one that goes in at any given point. The square of those fields is
( Ii ). The energy is spread out on the whole proportional to the intensity of the reflected
``solid angle'' Wd . Wd is determined from the radiation, and knowing that, we can have an
following identities: analytical description of the generated image. If
some wave is reflected from a surface (such as a
¥ hologram), we can compute the reflected fields
òd x exp(-ax 2 ) = Wd ò exp(-ar 2 )r d -1dr (3)
d
0 on the surface and we can examine how those
æp ö
d /2
fields propagate. First we consider how static
òd x exp(-ax ) = çè a ÷ø
d 2
, fields are determined from known boundary
conditions and after that we extend the
and it is found to be calculation for wave fields.
r
The Green's function G(r ) of a static
2p d /2 field is defined as:
Wd = , (4)
d r r
G( ) Ñ2G(r ) = -d (r ). (6)
2

where G is the Euler function. The d The field at any given point can be calculated as:
dimensional volume is Wd r d / d . The energies
r r r r r
going in and coming out are given as j (r ' ) = ò d 3 r j (r )d (r , r ' ) =
r r
V
rr (7)
Io = Wd r d -1E o2 / 2 and Ii = Sd Ei2 / 2 , respectively. As -ò d 3 r j (r )Ñ2G(r , r ' ),
V
discussed before they are related as

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where the derivative Ñ is related to the variable r r r r r

j (r ' ) = - ò d 2 r j (r )Ñ n G(r , r ' )). (11)
r r r S
r . Here r and r ' are the distance vectors of the
fields j on the screen and on a given point.
From the image solution for the auxiliary
After applying the following identities: electrostatic problem, the Green function for
r r r r r r rr
Dirichlet conditions can be calculated. We need
j (r )Ñ2G(r , r ' ) = Ñ éëj (r )ÑG(r , r ' )ùû to know the Dirichlet Green's function on a
r rr r r r
-(ÑG(r , r ' ))(Ñj (r )), plane. First we define some new variables r1 and
r rr r r r r r r r r r r r
(ÑG(r , r ' ))(Ñj (r )) = Ñ(G(r , r ' )Ñj (r )) r2 as r1,2 = ( x - x' )e1 + (y - y' )e2 + (z m z' )e3 , (in terms
rr r (8) r r r
-G(r , r ' )Ñ2j (r ), of our orthonormal basis e1 , e2 , e3 ),
r r
r1,2 = (r1,2 × r1,2 ) . In these terms, the Dirichlet
and making use of the Laplace equation: Green's function is given in (Eyges, 1980) as:
r r
Ñ2j (r )) = - r (r ), (9) rr 1 æ1 1ö
G% (r , r ' ) = ç - ÷. (12)
4p è r1 r2 ø
the field in any point can be calculated as

r r r r r If instead of static field we have wave

j (r ' ) = ò d 3 rG(r , r ' )r (r ) fields, this Green's function is replaced with
V
r r r r
+ ò d 2 rG(r , r ' )Ñnj (r ) (10)
rr
S
r r rr 1 æ d (t - r1 / c) d (t - r2 / c) ö
-ò d 2 r j (r )Ñ nG(r , r ' )), G(r , r ' ;t) = ç - ÷, (13)
S 4p è r1 r2 ø

where Ñn is the component of the derivative where c is the phase velocity of our wave. Since
that is perpendicular to the surface. we consider only one frequency ( w ), we only
The first term refers to the sources and need the Fourier transform of this Green's
we assume that there are no sources in the part function, which is:
of space we examine. The other two terms are
the so-called surface terms. Whenever the first rr 1 æ exp(-ikr1 ) exp(-ikr2 ) ö
surface term vanishes (and the Green's function G(r , r ' ;w) = ç - ÷, (14)
4p è r1 r2 ø
must be chosen accordingly, so that it vanishes
on the surface) we must know the value of the
with k = w / c as the wave number. We
field on the surface, and we are said to use the
Dirichlet conditions. If we know only the substitute this result into Eq. (11). How can we
derivatives of the fields on the surface, we must justify this substitution, since Eq. (11) has been
require that the normal derivative of the Green's derived based on the assumption that the fields
function vanishes on the surface, we are said to are static? We know that if there is a wave field,
make use of a Neumann Green's function. Note Eq. (9) is replaced with
that any of these conditions can be met at any
time (although not both at the same time) æ 2 ¶2 ö r r
ç Ñ - 2 ÷j (r ) = - r (r ,t ), (15)
because Eq. ((6)) does not completely fix the è ¶t ø
Green's function, so we might add any term
whose Laplacian is zero (in the region of space If we only consider one frequency and
we are interested in) in such a way that the new retarded waves only, our field and source can be
Green's function satisfies either one of the two expressed as
conditions. Because we can calculate the fields
r r
at the surface, we will use a Dirichlet Green's j (r , t) = j (r , t = 0)exp[-iw(t - l / c)],,
function, so our field at any given point is r r
r (r ,t ) = r (r , t = 0)exp[-iw(t - l / c)], (16)
expressed as follows:
where l is the distance between the source and
observer. Substituting this into Eq. (15) and
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r
dividing the resulting equation by where E rf is the reflected wave, Rh is the
exp(-iw (t - l / c)) we obtain Eq. (6). So if we work reflectivity of the hologram (it is the hologram
with the time Fourier transforms of the wave r
data file generated in the previous step) and E rd
fields and Green's functions and assume only is the reading wave (exactly same as the
one frequency, we are able to make use of the reference beam in eq. (1)).
static formulation of the problem using the
Fourier transform of the Green's function we r
have just given in Eq. (14). The normal derivative (
ˆ r 0 exp -iky sin(y r ) + ifr ,
E rd = xE
i
) (21)
of this Green's function on the surface defined
by the hologram is: where E r 0 is its amplitude, fri is its phase at the
point (y , x4 ) = (0,0) and y r is its angle of
rr ¶ rr
Ñ n G(r , r ' ) = - G(r , r ' )|z=0 , (17) incidence. By construction, the reading beam is
¶z
the original reference wave that propagates in
the (y , x4 ) plane. There is a phase shift of p after
which, because we assume much smaller
wavelengths than the distances r1,2 , we the reflection, hence the minus sign on the RHS
of Eq. ((20)).
approximate as:
We incorporate Eqs. (11), (20) and (21)
in a numerical code to compute the reflected
rr 1
Ñ n G(r , r ' ) ; (-ik) fields (and therefore the intensities) at any given
4p
(18) point of the space. Therefore, we obtained the
æ (z - z' )exp(-ikr1 ) (z + z' )exp(-ikr2 ) ö
ç - ÷ |z=0 image from the hologram we were reading.
è r12 r22 ø
ikz' exp(-ikr ' ) 3. Images of a stationary point
= ,
2p r'2 In this section we describe the image created by
reading a hologram of a stationary point. Like
and this we are able to substitute into Eq. (11). If any optical procedure, this process too will give
the dimensionality were different (but greater us a blurry picture instead of a single point. We
than three), would be modified in the following will study the dynamics of this blurriness and try
way: to read some physics into it.
The arguments of this section are not
rr exp(-ikr ' ) nearly as rigorous as those of the next one, so
Ñ n G(r , r ' ) = b kz' , (19) they are actually some kind of hand-waving
r ' d -1
arguments that only suggest some possible
where d is the dimensionality (of the spacelike conclusions rather than prove any. However, this
degrees of freedom only) and b is an irrelevant is indicative for the direction of the next section
constant we do not even bother to determine. that is going to be somewhat more rigorous than
Whenever we are reading the hologram, the the present one.
only relevant difference that comes from this We consider a point-like object in a five-
formula is the phase given by the exponential, all dimensional space. Why do we need five
the rest would be irrelevant. Therefore it does dimensions? As said before, we consider a
not matter whether we read our hologram in a reference beam and an object beam that are not
three or four dimensional space. This we also visible, therefore we need some extra
confirmed by our numerical calculations. dimensions. Since these two beams should
Now the only thing missing from the propagate in different directions, the number of
picture is the reflected field at any given point of the extra dimensions is two. We then
the hologram. The phase and amplitude of the numerically create its hologram that we will read
reflected wave depends on the phase and in our usual three-dimensional space, but the
amplitude of the reading wave: beam shed on our hologram will not be part of
our three-dimensional space, since we cannot
r r see it.
E rf = - |Rh |Erd , (20)
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Now we assume that the point-like different. This is understandable since the signal
object is separated by the center of our we investigate is basically a noise. A possible way
rectangular screen (whose picture is the actual out (the only one we see at the time being, but
hologram) by a distance D , the sides of the there might be more) is to suppose that space is
screen are equal and their size is d , and that the quantized. Therefore not only statistical physics
line of separation is perpendicular to the screen. and quantum physics may be dependent, but
For the numerical integration that is involved in quantization of space could also be related to
the reading of the hologram, we divided the these two.
screen into 402 equal regions.
First, we consider the case when the 4. Images of a Moving Point
image of our point resembles a Gaussian A more elegant and compelling argument is the
distribution. This happens if l = d , l = D and holographic mapping of a moving particle. We
d > D . As an example we choose D = 5 units, imagine that the hologram is taken during a
d = 15 units and l = 0.5 units which we show finite interval of time; meaning that in every
graphically in Fig. 4. In this figure G is the width instant there is a snapshot, and these
of the Gaussian curve. Some other cases we photographs are superposed, the resultant being
studied we present in table I, from which it the final hologram. The hologram then is read as
appears that G : 1 / D . we described in the previous sections. The
Another feature we obtained from our emerging pattern in this situation is again a wave
procedure is a wave like pattern. This is the case, (see Fig. 6). The only difference from the former
for example if D = 100 units, d = 0.4 units and calculations is that on the RHS of Eq. (2) the
l = 5 ´ 10 -3 units as shown in Fig. 5 for D=75 exponent fr 0 + kr , which is the eikonal function
units. Here L is the wavelength of the pattern of the wave field is replaced with the full eikonal.
obtained. The dependence of the wavelength of We do this because the moving point is also a
the resulting wave on the width from the screen dynamical system. Therefore this exponent
r r
we present in table II which shows that L : D . becomes fr 0 + kr + cP.R , where P is the
Now here comes our hand-waving and momentum of the particle and R is its position
very qualitative argument. From thermal physics vector. The constant c was included to match
we know that the width of the Gaussian the dimensionalities, but in the numerical
distribution is proportional to the root mean calculations we assume thet c = 1 . Here we used
square of the momentum, prms . Therefore one r r
a non-relativistic approximation, P = mv , where
can say that L : D : 1 / p2 , so L : 1 / prms . This m is the mass of the particle and v is its
is a de Broglie-type relation, where the velocity. We assumed a mass of 3200 units, than
wavelength is inversely proportional with the we repeated our calculations by doubleing and
momentum of the particle. In our calculation we halving it, and by using two other masses in this
encountered a difficulty, however: the result domain. This way we proved that the
cannot be stabilized in terms of the gridpoints. wavelength depends on the momentum, but not
For a different number of gridpoints we are able on the mass or velocity.
to get the same patterns and the same
proportionality relations, but the graphs are

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Figure 4. The image for D = 5 units, d = 15 units and l = 0.5 units. We found that G = 0.83 units.

Table 1. Empirical study (particle at rest) of the parameters: G and D

D 5 7.5 10 12
G 0.83 0.64 0.40 0.30

Figure 5. Holographic projection of a point particle at rest. Here D = 75 units, d = 0.4 units and l = 0.005 units.

Table 2. Empirical study of the parameters: L and D

D 50 62.5 75 87.5 100
L 0.50 0.65 0.80 0.95 1.1

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Figure 6. Holographic projection of a moving point particle. Here D = 40 units, d = 1.5 units and l = 0.005 units.

Table 3. Empirical study (moving particle) of the parameters: L and P

P ´ 10 -4 2 3 4 5
L 0.40 0.27 0.22 0.16

We found that the wavelength L of this us the de Broglie relation nor does it tell us how
wave depends on the momentum P . We to associate waves to particles, as we did in the
considered D = 40 units, d = 1.5 units and former paragraphs.
l = 5 ´ 10 -3 units. We divided the screen into 702 Variational principles can be applied to a
equal squares in order to do the numerical wide variety of systems. These systems either
integration involved in reading the hologram. have a finite degrees of freedom or infinite
This calculation indeed suggests that degrees of freedom. Another possibility does not
within the limit of our errors the the Broglie exist. The former case is the mechanics of a
relation, L : 1 / P is satisfied. The only thing finite number of points and the latter case is
remaining to be clarified is the origin of the basically a field theory. In this section we discuss
spinorial structure for this wave. We propose why the case of the point mechanics has
that it has to be the same as that of the mapping difficulties in the relativistic context, and
wave. propose a solution how this complication can be
solved.
5. Further Considerations For a point like particle, in the non-
We could ask the question: is there a more relativistic context, the variational principle
general argument that tells us that quantum reads:
physics should come from an other principle? Or,
rephrasing the question, do we find some other æ v2 ö
argument to further justify, to strengthen our ò çè m 2 - V ÷ø = minimum.
dt (22)
former reasoning of associating waves to
particles? The answer is positive, and we give Here m is the particle mass, v is its
this reasoning here, but its only disadvantage is velocity, and V is its potential energy. This
that it is completely general, does not even give
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variational principle leads to the conservation of 6. Discussion and Conclusions

1 Quantum theory predicted that if two particles
H = mv 2 + V , which happens to be the energy.
2 with intrinsic spin are produced in an overall spin
In relativistic mechanics, if we neglect zero state and then separate, then when one
interactions, there are two variational principles particle is detected and its spin is is found to be
for a point-like particle. The first one is not pointing in one given direction, the spin of the
manifestly covariant other particle must instantly point in the
v2 opposite direction. The act of measuring one
-mc 2 ò 1 - dt = minimum. (23) would force the polarization of the other. This
c2
shows a spooky exchange of informations
The function between the two particles, which violates the
principle of relativity. Alain Aspect's experiment
mc2
(Aspect, 1982) at the university of Paris has
H= shown that under certain circumstances
v2
1- subatomic particles such as electrons do
c2 communicate instantaneously. It doesn't matter
whether they are 1 meter or 1 billion kilometers
is the corresponding conserved quantity that is apart. This result is hard to digest, however a
the energy as it was in the previous case. The British physicist David Bohm (1987) claimed
only problem is that the formalism is not Aspect's findings imply that objective reality
manifestly covariant. The manifestly covariant doesn't exist. Despite it's apparent solidity the
principle reads: universe at heart is phantasm, a gigantic and
splendidly detailed hologram.
-m òdt u2 = minimum. (24) In other words, the separateness of
things is but an illusion, and all things are
But here u stands for the four-velocity actually part of the same unbroken continuum.
and t for the proper time. However, the We see the separateness of things because we
conserved Hamiltonian associated to this action see the partial reality. He gave a nice analogy of
is zero. So, it is impossible to introduce for a a fish in an aquarium, which is seen through two
point like particle a relativistic, manifestly TV cameras, focused on at different angles, on
covariant action principle that gives the right two respective screens. It appears that there are
Hamiltonian. On the other hand, this is possible two fishes, but simultaneously communicating,
for fields. which is because either image of the fish
How do we solve then the issue of point- contains only a partial information, i.e. a lower
like particles? One way would be eliminating dimensional reality.
them completely, but that would be eliminating There are speculations that our universe
a part of reality, since such particles exist. An could be a hologram of higher dimensional
other way would be eliminating relativity or the reality on the 4-D surface at its periphery.
need for a manifestly covariant description, Theoretical results about black holes suggest
which has the same disadvantage of ignoring that the universe could be like a gigantic
reality. The only remaining possibility would be hologram (Bekenstein, 2003). So our innate
associating to any such a particle another system perception that the world is 3+1 dimensional
which does have a relativistic, manifestly reality could be just an illusion, and our
covariant description, and that could be only a seemingly three dimensional universe can be a
field. Any field is a function that depends on the projection of a bigger reality.
spacetime, and that can be decomposed in plane In terms of informations the holographic
waves, therefore it is a wave. But the assertion principle holds that the maximum entropy or
that to every particle there is a corresponding information content of any region of space is
wave is the basic assumption of quantum defined not by its 'volume', but by its 'surface
physics. Therefore quantum physics, or at least a area'. According to John A. Wheeler of Princeton
part of it, seems to follow from relativity. University the physical world is made of

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information, with energy and matter as the hologram screen, which prove another
incidentals. Holography may provide a guiding assumption of quantum gravity: the space is
torch to discover a better theory or 'Theory Of quantized. We want to go one step further and
Everything'. So the final theory might be argue that for the macro particles (classical
concerned not with fields, not even with objects) this fuzziness, noise and wave pattern
spacetime, but rather with information exchange due to holographic projection are weak and so
among physical processes (Bekenstein, 2003). hard to observe. To test this argument one
The revolution in the Holographic should bear in mind that now each point of the
Principle is now a major focus of attention in particle is a source of object wave which will
many area of science e.g. gravitational research, interfere with the reference wave and with
quantum field theory and elementary particle themselves. In our investigation, we got an
physics. A popular account of holography can be impression that although the computation is
found in (Susskind, 1997; 2004; Taubes, 1999). much more complicated, but the final
For a more technical discussion see (t' Hooft, reconstructed image of the object go sharper as
1993). the size of the test object grows up. Such that
In this work we discovered that the for the classical objects the fuzziness due to the
holographic projection of a point particle is a holographic process will almost disappear and
wave like structure. we can see only the physical size and shape of
We have also noted that for a fixed the particle.
distance (D) of particle from the screen of As said before the relation L : 1 / P and
hologram and fixed wavelength of the reference the wave pattern we found as a holographic
and object beam the there exists a relation projection of a point particle exist only in certain
between momentum and wavelength of the domains of the parameters that we used. It
wave pattern associated with the particle. This would be interesting to investigate the domains
relation is similar to the famous de Broglie-type of these parameters with some boundary
relation: L : 1 / prms . conditions e.g. l = d , l = D , l = 1 / N , d = D
Now, we conjecture here that since the and L > d / N . Even in the real world there is a
relation (or the proportionality) between domain of validity for every physical theory. For
wavelength and momentum is similar to that of example, quantum mechanics and field theory
the de Broglie relation, it could be the the wave- are valid if the calculated de Broglie wavelength
pattern which we associate with all the particles is much bigger than the Planck scale, which can
in quantum mechanics. If this is so, we then be perceived as the minimal distance between
understand the origin of the wave like nature of two points in the quantized space-time
quantum particles. This will also show a continuum. And likewise, this wavelength must
holographic basis for the existence of this entire be much smaller than the astronomical distances
physical world. Whatever we see around is a where general relativity sets in. In our next work
holographic projection of a bigger reality. In we want to investigate the validity domain of
other words, that a point particle is not seen as a our conclusions if and whether or not this
point, but a fuzzy Gaussian wave that has been domain coincides with the domain dictated by
observed in quantum mechanical experiments. the former criteria.
We can dare to say that the holographic
projection of a moving point particle is
essentially the so-called de Broglie wave.
We also noted that there is a need to
give a physical significance to the grid points of

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