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We further develop the general theory of quantum time distributions introduced in arXiv:2010.07575 and apply it to find the distribution of arrival times at the detector. Even though the Hamiltonian in the absence of detector is hermitian,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-01 Tajron Jurić , Hrvoje Nikolić

We propose that measurements of time-of-arrival correlations in multi-partite systems can sharply distinguish between different approaches to the time-of-arrival problem. To show this, we construct a Positive-Operator-Valued measure for two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-03-15 Charis Anastopoulos , Ntina Savvidou

The question of how to interpret and compute arrival-time distributions in quantum mechanics remains unsettled, reflecting the longstanding tension between treating time as a quantum observable or as a classical parameter. Most previous…

We formulate a quantum arrival time measurement process for a Bosonic many-particle system, with the aim of extracting statistical information on single-particle properties. The arrival time is based on a dynamical multi-particle absorption…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-28 Jukka Kiukas , Andreas Ruschhaupt

We introduce a formalism for the calculation of the time of arrival t at a detector of particles traveling through interacting environments. We develop a general formulation that employs quantum canonical transformations from the free to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Leon , J. Julve , P. Pitanga , F. J. de Urries

How to compute the probability distribution of a detection time, i.e., of the time which a detector registers as the arrival time of a quantum particle, is a long-debated problem. In this regard, Bohmian mechanics provides in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-09 Sheldon Goldstein , Roderich Tumulka , Nino Zanghì

Quantum backflow is a counterintuitive phenomenon in which the probability density of a quantum particle propagates opposite to its momentum. Experimental observation of backflow has remained elusive due to two main challenges: (i) the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Tomasz Paterek , Arseni Goussev

We introduce a general framework for defining context-dependent time distributions in quantum systems using projective measurements. The time-of-flow (TF) distribution, derived from population transfer rates into a measurement subspace,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-17 Mathieu Beau

We introduce a formalism for the calculation of the time of arrival t at a space point for particles traveling through interacting media. We develop a general formulation that employs quantum canonical transformations from the free to the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 J. Leon , J. Julve , P. Pitanga , F. J. de Urries

What is the right statistics for the measurements of arrival times of a quantum particle? Although this question is very old, it is still open. Usual experiments are performed in far-field regime and this question becomes unimportant, as a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-02-17 Nicola Vona , Günter Hinrichs , Detlef Dürr

The symmetry of quantum theory under time reversal has long been a subject of controversy because the transition probabilities given by Born's rule do not apply backward in time. Here, we resolve this problem within a rigorous operational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-01 Ognyan Oreshkov , Nicolas J. Cerf

We show that the Kijowski distribution for time of arrivals in the entire real line is the limiting distribution of the time of arrival distribution in a confining box as its length increases to infinity. The dynamics of the confined time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-11 Eric A. Galapon , F. Delgado , J. Gonzalo Muga , Inigo Egusquiza

The classical limit problem of quantum mechanics is revisited on the basis of a scheme that enables a quantitative study of the way the quantum-classical agreement emerges while going through the intermediate mass range between the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Dipankar Home , Alok Kumar Pan , Arka Banerjee

Quantum backflow is usually understood as a quantum interference phenomenon where probability current of a quantum particle points in the opposite direction to particle's momentum. Here, we quantify the amount of quantum backflow for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-13 Marek Miller , Woo Chee Yuan , Rainer Dumke , Tomasz Paterek

In this work we analyze recent proposals by Das and D\"{u}rr (DD) to measure the arrival time distributions of quantum particles within the framework of de Broglie Bohm theory (or Bohmian mechanics). We also analyze the criticisms made by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-17 Aurélien Drezet

Although position and time have different mathematical roles in quantum mechanics, with one being an operator and the other being a parameter, there is a space-time duality in quantum phenomena: a lot of quantum phenomena that were first…

The time of flight distribution for a cloud of cold atoms falling freely under gravity is considered. We generalise the probability current density approach to calculate the quantum arrival time distribution for the mixed state describing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Md. Manirul Ali , Dipankar Home , A. S. Majumdar , Alok K. Pan

The theory of continuous quantum measurement allows to reconstruct the state $\rho_t$ of a system from a continuous stochastic measurement record $I_t$. However, this truly continuous-time signal $I_t$ is never available in practice. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-28 Pierre Guilmin , Pierre Rouchon , Antoine Tilloy

The arrow of time is an irreversible phenomenon for a system of particles undergoing reversible dynamics. Since the time of Boltzmann to this day, the arrow of time has led to debate and research. However, the enormous growth of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-07-22 Derek Wright , Roshan Klein-Seetharaman , Susanta K. Sarkar

Imagine an experiment where a quantum particle inside a box is released at some time in some initial state. A detector is placed at a fixed location inside the box and its clicking signifies arrival of the particle at the detector. What is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-03 Shrabanti Dhar , Subinay Dasgupta , Abhishek Dhar