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We show by direct calculation that the common Equivalence Principle explanation for why gravity must deflect light is quantitatively incorrect by a factor of three in Schwarzschild geometry. It is therefore possible, at least as a matter of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-08 Steven A. Balbus

We explore nonlocally modified models of gravity, inspired by quantum loop corrections, as a mechanism for explaining current cosmic acceleration. These theories enjoy two major advantages: they allow a delayed response to cosmic events,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-31 S. Deser , R. P. Woodard

It was shown in the early Seventies that, in Local Quantum Theory (that is the most general formulation of Quantum Field Theory, if we leave out only the unknown scenario of Quantum Gravity) the notion of Statistics can be grounded solely…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-20 Sergio Doplicher

We discuss the locality problem in relativistic and nonrelativistic quantum theory. We show that there exists a formulation of quantum theory that, on one hand, preserves the mathematical apparatus of the standard quantum mechanics and, on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-03-25 D. A. Slavnov

We elaborate on the principle that for gapped quantum spin systems with local interaction "local perturbations [in the Hamiltonian] perturb locally [the ground state]". This principle was established in [Bachmann et al. 2012], relying on…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-30 Wojciech De Roeck , Marius Schütz

In a recent paper it was suggested a novel interpretation of deformed special relativity. In that new approach, nonlocal effects that had previously been shown to occur and be incompatible with experiment to high precision, are interpreted…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-08-10 Sabine Hossenfelder

Quantum measurement predictions are consistent with relativity for macroscopic observations, but there is no consensus on how to explain this consistency in fundamental terms. The prevailing assumption is that the relativistic structure of…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2012-10-15 Edward J. Gillis

We show that the non-locality recently identified in quantum gravity using resummation techniques propagates to the matter sector of the theory. We describe these non-local effects using effective field theory techniques. We derive the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2017-11-28 S. O. Alexeyev , X. Calmet , B. N. Latosh

Quantum correlations, like entanglement, represent the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics, and pose essential issues and challenges to the interpretation of this pillar of modern physics. Although quantum correlations are largely…

A large number of physicists now admit that quantum mechanics is a non local theory. The EPR argument and the many experiments (including recent loop-hole free tests) showing the violation of Bell's inequalities seem to have confirmed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-11-13 Hervé Zwirn

It is argued that the formal rules of correspondence between local observation procedures and observables do not exhaust the entire physical content of generally covariant quantum field theory. This result is obtained by expressing the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-31 Hadi Salehi

The status of locality in quantum mechanics is analyzed from a nonstandard point of view. It is assumed that quantum states are relative, they depend on and are defined with respect to some bigger physical system which contains the former…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Gyula Bene

Cosmic observations strongly support a time varying scenario for matter/space. On the other hand, so far, observations at solar system scale failed to identify any time variation on matter/space characteristics. To explain both results it…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alfredo Gouveia Oliveira , Rodrigo de Abreu

The signaling between two observers in 3+1 dimensional flat spacetime coupled locally to a non-local field is considered. We show that in the case where two observers are purely timelike related -- so that an exchange of on-shell massless…

A nonlocal generalization of Einstein's theory of gravitation is constructed within the framework of the translational gauge theory of gravity. In the linear approximation, the nonlocal theory can be interpreted as linearized general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-03-24 Friedrich W. Hehl , Bahram Mashhoon

We investigate the dynamics of a particle in a confined periodic system---a time-dependent oscillator confined by infinitely high and moving walls---and focus on the evolution of the phase of the wavefunction. It is shown that, for some…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-03 Mordecai Waegell , Alex Matzkin

The measurement of an electromagnetic radiation field by a linearly accelerated observer is discussed. The nonlocality of this process is emphasized. The nonlocal theory of accelerated observers is briefly described and the consequences of…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Bahram Mashhoon

Using path integrals we express the quantum nonlocality of AB-effect type in the form of singularity. The gauge-fixing term in path integrals induce the AB effect in ordinary scattering processes. This means that all scattering processes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hai-Jhun Wanng

The unification of relativity and thermodynamics has been a subject of considerable debate over the last 100 years. The reasons for this are twofold: (i) Thermodynamic variables are nonlocal quantities and, thus, single out a preferred…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-12-18 Jörn Dunkel , Peter Hänggi , Stefan Hilbert

Nonlocal gravity (NLG) is a classical nonlocal generalization of Einstein's theory of gravitation developed in close analogy with the nonlocal electrodynamics of media. It appears that the nonlocal aspect of the universal gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-09-12 Mahmood Roshan , Bahram Mashhoon