Apparent violation of causality in relativistic quantum mechanics
Quantum Physics
2024-04-19 v2
Abstract
In relativistic theories the principle of microscopic causality states that ``information cannot travel faster than the speed of light'' \cite{kaku}. In the present work we show that the time evolution of relativistic wave functions violates this principle. We consider here the wave functions of massless and massive particles. In the case of massless particles the wave functions which violate the microscopic causality have an analytic form while in the case of massive particles we have to rely on numerical calculations. In both cases the wave functions which are strictly localized at , at later times do not vanish {\it outside} the future light cone. \end{abstract}
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@article{arxiv.2404.09205,
title = {Apparent violation of causality in relativistic quantum mechanics},
author = {Iwo Bialynicki-Birula and Zofia Bialynicka-Birula},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.09205},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
There are serious errors in the calculations