The Problem of Irreversible Change in Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Physics
2022-06-01 v3 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
History and Philosophy of Physics
Abstract
I prove that, if a change happens in a closed quantum system so that its state is perfectly distinguishable from all past or future states, the Hamiltonian is . A time operator can be defined as its canonical conjugate. This Hamiltonian is usually rejected because it has no ground state, but I show that even a weaker form of irreversibility is inconsistent with a ground state. What is the right choice, that the world's Hamiltonian is , or that changes are reversible?
Cite
@article{arxiv.2204.02270,
title = {The Problem of Irreversible Change in Quantum Mechanics},
author = {Ovidiu Cristinel Stoica},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2204.02270},
year = {2022}
}
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