Space-time symmetric extension of non-relativistic quantum mechanics
Abstract
In quantum theory we refer to the probability of finding a particle between positions and at the instant , although we have no capacity of predicting exactly when the detection occurs. In this work, first we present an extended non-relativistic quantum formalism where space and time play equivalent roles. It leads to the probability of finding a particle between and during [,]. Then, we find a Schr\"odinger-like equation for a "mirror" wave function associated with the probability of measuring the system between and , given that detection occurs at . In this framework, it is shown that energy measurements of a stationary state display a non-zero dispersion, and that energy-time uncertainty arises from first principles. We show that a central result on arrival time, obtained through approaches that resort to {\it ad hoc} assumptions, is a natural, built-in part of the formalism presented here.
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@article{arxiv.1605.03121,
title = {Space-time symmetric extension of non-relativistic quantum mechanics},
author = {Eduardo O. Dias and Fernando Parisio},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.03121},
year = {2017}
}
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6 pages