The time-evolution of states in quantum mechanics according to the \textit{ETH}-approach

DOI10.1007/S00220-021-04225-5zbMATH Open1486.81015arXiv2101.01044OpenAlexW3208017763MaRDI QIDQ2113472FDOQ2113472

A. Pizzo, Jürg Fröhlich

Publication date: 14 March 2022

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is argued that the Schr"odinger equation does not yield a correct description of the quantum-mechanical time evolution of states of isolated (open) systems featuring events. A precise general law for the time evolution of states replacing the Schr"odinger equation is formulated within the so-called ETH-Approach to Quantum Mechanics. This law eliminates the infamous "measurement problem." Our general results are illustrated by an analysis of simple models describing a very heavy atom coupled to the quantized radiation field in a limit where the speed of light tends to infinity. The discussion of these models is the main subject of our paper.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2101.01044

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum optics (81V80) Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05) Atomic physics (81V45)

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