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Selected issues of the concept of spontaneous collapse are discussed, with the emphasis on the gravity-related model. We point out that without spontaneous collapses the Schr\"odinger cat states would macroscopically violate the standard…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-19 Lajos Diósi

We show that inelastic scattering leads to a collapse of the wave function within standard evolution through the Schroedinger equation, whereas elastic scattering will not collapse the wave function. Specifically, we find that the initial…

General Physics · Physics 2024-03-04 Rainer Dick

We establish sharp-in-time kernel and dispersive estimates for the Schr\"odinger equation on non-compact Riemannian symmetric spaces of any rank. Due to the particular geometry at infinity and the Kunze-Stein phenomenon, these properties…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-14 Jean-Philippe Anker , Stefano Meda , Vittoria Pierfelice , Maria Vallarino , Hong-Wei Zhang

The Schr\"odinger equation predicts the validity of the superposition principle at any scale, yet we do not experience cats being in a superposition of "dead" and "alive" in our everyday lives. Modifications to quantum theory at the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-09 Matteo Fadel

The Schr\"odinger--Newton (SN) equation provides a semiclassical framework for the evolution of self-gravitating of massive quantum systems. We propose a two-body Schr\"odinger--Newton model that separates local nonlinear self-localization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-08 Marcin Płodzień , Julia Osęka-Lenart , Maciej Lewenstein , Michał Eckstein

I impose the Newtonian criteria of inertial frames on the c.o.m. trajectories of massive objects undergoing spontaneous collapse of their wave function. The corresponding modification of the so far used stochastic Schr\"odinger equation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-08 Lajos Diósi

The main purpose of this paper is to review the progress that has taken place so far in the search for a single unifying principle that harmonizes (i) the wave and particle natures of matter and radiation, both at the quantum and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-12 Partha Ghose

The focusing cubic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation in two dimensions admits vortex solitons, standing wave solutions with spatial structure, Qm(r,theta) = e^{i m theta} Rm(r). In the case of spin m = 1, we prove there exists a class of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-10-29 Gideon Simpson , Ian Zwiers

The paper consists of two parts. In the first part Schroedinger's equation for a charged quantum particle in a Galilei-Newton curved space-time is derived in a fully geometrical way. Gravitational and electromagnetic fields are coded into…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-25 A. Jadczyk

The evolution of quantum states influenced by semiclassical gravity is distinct from that in quantum gravity theory due to the presence of a state-dependent gravitational potential. This state-dependent potential introduces nonlinearity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-03-14 Yubao Liu , Wenjie Zhong , Yanbei Chen , Yiqiu Ma

As is well known, there exist some Lorentz breaking scenarios which explain the smallness of the cosmological constant in the present era. An important aspect to analyze is the propagation of gravitational waves and the screening or…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-11-01 O. Santillan , M. Scornavacche

Time-harmonic electromagnetic waves in vacuum are described by the Helmholtz equation $\Delta u+\omega ^{2}u=0 $ for $ (x,y,z) \in \mathbb{R}^3 $. For the evolution of such waves along the $z$-axis a Schr\"odinger equation can be derived…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-02 Maximilian Klumpp , Guido Schneider

We give a partial answer to the question whether the Schrodinger equation can be derived from the Newtonian mechanics of a particle in a potential subject to a random force. We show that the fluctuations around the classical motion of a one…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-24 Can Gokler

We set up the classical wave equation for a particle formed of an oscillatory zero-rest-mass charge together with its resulting electromagnetic waves, traveling in a potential field $V$ in a susceptible vacuum. The waves are…

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. X. Zheng-Johansson , P-I. Johansson

The proper time of an observer can be introduced as a degree of freedom in quantum cosmology, additional to the existing fields. We review two arguments for using the Schr\"odinger equation to evolve the corresponding wavefunction. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-25 Federico Piazza , Siméon Vareilles

We derive a relativistic field equation for the trace of the metric perturbation beyond the weak field approximation to the Einstein field equations. The dynamics is governed by a massive Klein-Gordon equation on curved space-time, where…

General Physics · Physics 2025-05-02 Victor Atanasov , Avadh Saxena

Modified versions of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation have been proposed in order to incorporate the description of measurement processes into the mathematical structure of quantum theory. Typically, these proposals introduce new physical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-02 Edward J. Gillis

The nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation in the weakly nonlinear regime with random Gaussian fields as initial data is considered. The problem is set on the torus in any dimension greater than two. A conjecture in statistical physics is that…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-02-19 Charles Collot , Pierre Germain

The definition of a length operator in quantum cosmology is usually influenced by a~quantum theory for gravity considered. The semiclassical limit at the Planck age must meet the requirements implied in present observations. The features of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-29 Orchidea Maria Lecian

A recent article by Lohmiller \& Slotine (Proc.\ R.\ Soc.\ A \textbf{482}: 20250413) claims that the Schr\"odinger equation can be solved exactly using only classical least action and classical fluid density, asserting that this formulation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-05 Gabor Vattay