Relativistic quantum clocks
Relativistic quantum clocks
The conflict between quantum theory and the theory of relativity is exemplified in their treatment of time. We examine the ways in which their conceptions differ, and describe a semiclassical clock model combining elements of both theories. The results obtained with this clock model in flat spacetime are reviewed, and the problem of generalizing the model to curved spacetime is discussed, before briefly describing an experimental setup which could be used to test of the model. Taking an operationalist view, where time is that which is measured by a clock, we discuss the conclusions that can be drawn from these results, and what clues they contain for a full quantum relativistic theory of time.
Clock Model, Constant Proper Acceleration, Quantum Clocks, Rindler Coordinates, Spacetime Curvature
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Lock, Maximilian P.E.
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Fuentes, Ivette
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26 September 2017
Lock, Maximilian P.E.
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Fuentes, Ivette
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Lock, Maximilian P.E. and Fuentes, Ivette
(2017)
Relativistic quantum clocks.
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Tutorials, Schools, and Workshops in the Mathematical Sciences.
(Tutorials, Schools, and Workshops in the Mathematical Sciences)
Birkhäuser, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68655-4_5).
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The conflict between quantum theory and the theory of relativity is exemplified in their treatment of time. We examine the ways in which their conceptions differ, and describe a semiclassical clock model combining elements of both theories. The results obtained with this clock model in flat spacetime are reviewed, and the problem of generalizing the model to curved spacetime is discussed, before briefly describing an experimental setup which could be used to test of the model. Taking an operationalist view, where time is that which is measured by a clock, we discuss the conclusions that can be drawn from these results, and what clues they contain for a full quantum relativistic theory of time.
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Published date: 26 September 2017
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Acknowledgements MPEL acknowledges support from the EPSRC via the Controlled Quantum Dynamics CDT (EP/G037043/1), and IF acknowledges support from FQXi via the ‘Physics of the observer’ award ‘Quantum Observers in a Relativistic World’.
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Clock Model, Constant Proper Acceleration, Quantum Clocks, Rindler Coordinates, Spacetime Curvature
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/476614
ISSN: 2522-0969
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