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A minimalist approach to conceptualization of time in quantum theory

Quantum Physics 2016-10-26 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Ever since Schrodinger, Time in quantum theory is postulated Newtonian for every reference frame. With the help of certain known mathematical results, we show that the concept of the so-called Local Time allows avoiding the postulate. In effect, time appears as neither fundamental nor universal on the quantum-mechanical level while being consistently attributable to every, at least approximately, closed quantum system as well as to every of its (conservative or not) subsystems.

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@article{arxiv.1606.04759,
  title  = {A minimalist approach to conceptualization of time in quantum theory},
  author = {H. Kitada and J. Jeknic-Dugic and M. Arsenijevic and M. Dugic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.04759},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

A (slightly) different version accepted by Physics Letters A