On Time in Quantum Physics
History and Philosophy of Physics
2014-06-19 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
First, I briefly review the different conceptions of time held by three rival interpretations of quantum theory: the collapse of the wave-packet, the pilot-wave interpretation, and the Everett interpretation (Section 2). Then I turn to a much less controversial task: to expound the recent understanding of the time-energy uncertainty principle, and indeed of uncertainty principles in general, that has been established by such authors as Busch, Hilgevoord and Uffink. Although this may at first seem a narrow topic, I point out connections to other conceptual topics about time in quantum theory: for example, the question under what circumstances there is a time operator (Section 4.3).
Cite
@article{arxiv.1406.4745,
title = {On Time in Quantum Physics},
author = {Jeremy Butterfield},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1406.4745},
year = {2014}
}
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