Newtonian semiclassical gravity in the Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber theory with matter density ontology

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2014.02.005zbMATH Open1296.83051OpenAlexW2168922079MaRDI QIDQ398104FDOQ398104

Authors: Maaneli Derakhshani 

Publication date: 12 August 2014

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We propose a Newtonian semiclassical gravity theory based on the GRW collapse theory with matter density ontology (GRWm), which we term GRWmN. The theory is proposed because, as we show, the standard Newtonian semiclassical gravity theory based on the Schroedinger-Newton equations does not have a consistent Born rule probability interpretation for gravitationally self-interacting particles and implies gravitational cat states for macroscopic mass superpositions. By contrast, we show that GRWmN has a consistent statistical description of gravitationally self-interacting particles and adequately suppresses the cat states for macroscopic superpositions. Two possible routes to experimentally testing GRWmN are also considered. We conclude with a discussion of possible variants of GRWmN, what a general relativistic extension would involve, and various objections that might be raised against semiclassical gravity theories like GRWmN.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1304.0471

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zbMATH Keywords

GRWcollapse modelsGhirardi-Rimini-Webersemiclassical gravitySchrödinger-Newton

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations (81P15) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Methods of quantum field theory in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C47) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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