Felix M. Lev

Felix M. Lev
Known for	Quantum theory over a Galois field; finite quantum theory
Scientific career
Fields	Theoretical physics, Mathematical physics

Felix M. Lev is a theoretical physicist known for developing a formulation of quantum theory based on finite mathematics — specifically, quantum theory over a Galois (finite) field — and for arguing that gravity may be a manifestation of symmetry rather than a fundamental interaction. He is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.

Work

Lev has published extensively, including work associated with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, on what he terms a "quantum theory over a Galois field" (GFQT). He argues that nature may be described more fundamentally by a finite field than by the complex numbers of standard quantum mechanics, and he has explored this program in papers such as "Elementary Particles in a Quantum Theory Over a Galois Field", "Quantum Theory and Galois Fields", and "Why is Quantum Physics Based on Complex Numbers?" His monograph on finite mathematics as a foundation for classical mathematics and quantum theory extends this view.

In "Is Gravity an Interaction?" and related papers ("A Possible Mechanism of Gravity", "de Sitter Symmetry and Quantum Theory") he proposes that gravity need not be treated as an interaction but can be understood as a manifestation of de Sitter symmetry within a finite-field framework. These positions depart from the standard treatment of both quantum field theory and general relativity.

External links

• Felix M. Lev — arXiv author page
• "Is Gravity an Interaction?" — Physics Essays