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The Extended Uncertainty Principle from a Projector-Valued Measurement Perspective

Quantum Physics 2025-09-03 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We revisit the Extended Uncertainty Principle (EUP) from an operational viewpoint, replacing wavefunction-based widths with apparatus-defined position constraints such as a finite slit of width Δx\Delta x or a geodesic ball of radius RR. Using Hermitian momentum operators consistent with the EUP algebra, we prove a sharp lower bound on the product of momentum spread and preparation size in one dimension and show that it reduces smoothly to the standard quantum limit as the deformation vanishes. We then extend the construction to the dimensions two and three on spaces of constant curvature and obtain the corresponding bound for spherical confinement, clarifying its geometric meaning via an isometry to S2S^2 and S3S^3. The framework links curvature-scale effects to operational momentum floors and suggests concrete tests in diffraction, cold-atom, and optomechanical settings.

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@article{arxiv.2501.05713,
  title  = {The Extended Uncertainty Principle from a Projector-Valued Measurement Perspective},
  author = {Thomas Schürmann},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.05713},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages

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