Quantum mechanics without spacetime III: a proposal for a non-linear Schrodinger equation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
Abstract
It is proposed that the Schrodinger equation for a free point particle has non-linear corrections which depend on the mass of the particle. It is assumed that the corrections become extremely small when the mass is much smaller or much larger than a critical value (the critical value being related to but smaller than Planck mass). The corrections become significant when the mass is close to this critical value and could play a role in explaining wave-function collapse. It appears that such corrections are not ruled out by present day experimental tests of the Schrodinger equation. Corrections to the energy levels of a harmonic oscillator are calculated.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0306110,
title = {Quantum mechanics without spacetime III: a proposal for a non-linear Schrodinger equation},
author = {T. P. Singh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0306110},
year = {2007}
}
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