Space-time from Collapse of the Wave-function

被引:8
作者
Singh, Tejinder P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Homi Bhabha Rd, Mumbai 400005, India
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION A-A JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 2019年 / 74卷 / 02期
关键词
Operator Time; Space-time; Spontaneous Localisation; DYNAMICS;
D O I
10.1515/zna-2018-0477
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We propose that space-time results from collapse of the wave function of macroscopic objects, in quantum dynamics. We first argue that there ought to exist a formulation of quantum theory which does not refer to classical time. We then propose such a formulation by invoking an operator Minkowski space-time on the Hilbert space. We suggest relativistic spontaneous localisation as the mechanism for recovering classical space-time from the underlying theory. Quantum interference in time could be one possible signature for operator time, and in fact may have been already observed in the laboratory, on attosecond time scales. A possible prediction of our work seems to be that interference in time will not be seen for 'time slit' separations significantly larger than 100 attosecond, if the ideas of operator time and relativistic spontaneous localisation are correct.
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页码:147 / 152
页数:6
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