The problem of time and the problem of quantum measurement
Abstract
Quantum theory depends on an external classical time, and there ought to exist an equivalent reformulation of the theory which does not depend on such a time. The demand for the existence of such a reformulation suggests that quantum theory is an approximation to a stochastic non-linear theory. The stochastic non-linearity provides a dynamical explanation for the collapse of the wave-function during a quantum measurement. Hence the problem of time and the measurement problem are related to each other: the search for a solution for the former problem naturally implies a solution for the latter problem.
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@article{arxiv.1210.8110,
title = {The problem of time and the problem of quantum measurement},
author = {Tejinder P. Singh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.8110},
year = {2012}
}
Comments
14 pages, 4 figures, based on a talk given at Quantum Malta 2012, submitted to the volume The Forgotten Present (running title) Thomas Filk and Albrecht von Muller [Eds.]