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Indefinite causal order with fixed temporal order for electrons and positrons

Quantum Physics 2022-03-03 v2 History and Philosophy of Physics

Abstract

We provide an analysis of indefinite causal orders in relativistic quantum mechanics based on the electron-positron picture of Feynman involving negative energy electrons moving backward in time. We show that genuine implementations of the paradigmatic quantum switch, but here violating some causal inequalities and with a fixed temporal order, become possible in extreme external electromagnetic field conditions allowing the presence of closed time-like curves.

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@article{arxiv.2202.12886,
  title  = {Indefinite causal order with fixed temporal order for electrons and positrons},
  author = {Aurélien Drezet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.12886},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Submitted for publications. Comments welcome! This version includes the supplemental file justifying the calculations

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