Multi-time wave functions versus multiple timelike dimensions

DOI10.1007/S10701-017-0120-5zbMATH Open1383.81091arXiv1708.03376OpenAlexW2749161798WikidataQ62036682 ScholiaQ62036682MaRDI QIDQ1699593FDOQ1699593

Authors: Matthias Lienert, Sören Petrat, Roderich Tumulka 

Publication date: 23 February 2018

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Multi-time wave functions are wave functions for multi-particle quantum systems that involve several time variables (one per particle). In this paper we contrast them with solutions of wave equations on a space-time with multiple timelike dimensions, i.e., on a pseudo-Riemannian manifold whose metric has signature such as $++--$ or $++------$, instead of $+---$. Despite the superficial similarity, the two behave very differently: Whereas wave equations in multiple timelike dimensions are typically mathematically ill-posed and presumably unphysical, relevant Schr"odinger equations for multi-time wave functions possess for every initial datum a unique solution on the spacelike configurations and form a natural covariant representation of quantum states.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1708.03376

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zbMATH Keywords

existence of solutionspseudo-Riemannian metricLorentz invariancerelativistic quantum theoryultrahyperbolic equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Quantum mechanics on special spaces: manifolds, fractals, graphs, lattices (81Q35) Covariant wave equations in quantum theory, relativistic quantum mechanics (81R20)

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