Matter density and relativistic models of wave function collapse

DOI10.1007/S10955-013-0814-9zbMATH Open1291.81011arXiv1111.1425OpenAlexW2051431939WikidataQ62036708 ScholiaQ62036708MaRDI QIDQ2016539FDOQ2016539

Authors: Daniel J. Bedingham, Giancarlo Ghirardi, Roderich Tumulka, Detlef Dürr, Sheldon Goldstein, Nino Zanghì 

Publication date: 20 June 2014

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

Abstract: Mathematical models for the stochastic evolution of wave functions that combine the unitary evolution according to the Schroedinger equation and the collapse postulate of quantum theory are well understood for non-relativistic quantum mechanics. Recently, there has been progress in making these models relativistic. But even with a fully relativistic law for the wave function evolution, a problem with relativity remains: Different Lorentz frames may yield conflicting values for the matter density at a space-time point. We propose here a relativistic law for the matter density function. According to our proposal, the matter density function at a space-time point x is obtained from the wave function psi on the past light cone of x by setting the i-th particle position in |psi|^2 equal to x, integrating over the other particle positions, and averaging over i. We show that the predictions that follow from this proposal agree with all known experimental facts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.1425

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zbMATH Keywords

Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber (GRW) theory of spontaneous wave function collapserelativistic Lorentz invariance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15)

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