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In the Schroedinger equation, time plays a special role as an external parameter. We show that in an enlarged system where the time variable denotes an additional degree of freedom, solutions of the Schroedinger equation give rise to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2014-11-20 Romeo Brunetti , Klaus Fredenhagen , Marc Hoge

The existence of a hermitian time operator is proposed in the framework of non-relativistic quantum mechanics.The Heisenberg equation of motion is shown to yield constant rate of flow of time.It is shown to yield results consistent with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-21 Carringtone Kinyanjui , Dismas Simiyu Wamalwa

We discuss the problem of time in quantum mechanics. In the traditional formulation time enters the model as a~parameter, not an observable. In our model time is a quantum observable as any other quantum quantity and it is also a component…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-13 Andrzej Góźdź , Marek Góźdź , Aleksandra Pędrak

We study the problem of computing the probability for the time-of-arrival of a quantum particle at a given spatial position. We consider a solution to this problem based on the spectral decomposition of the particle's (Heisenberg) state…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Norbert Grot , Carlo Rovelli , Ranjeet S. Tate

The kinematic time operator can be naturally defined in relativistic and nonrelativistic quantum mechanics (QM) by treating time on an equal footing with space. The spacetime-position operator acts in the Hilbert space of functions of space…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-11-18 H. Nikolic

The Schroedinger operator on the Newtonian space-time is defined in a way which is independent on the class of inertial observers. In this picture the Schroedinger operator acts not on functions on the space-time but on sections of certain…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Katarzyna Grabowska , Janusz Grabowski , PawełUrbański

We have previously presented a version of the Weak Equivalence Principle for a quantum particle as an exact analog of the classical case, based on the Heisenberg picture analysis of free particle motion. Here, we take that to a full…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-17 Otto C. W. Kong

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

Time continues to be an intriguing physical property in the modern era. On the one hand, we have the Classical and Relativistic notion of time, where space and time have the same hierarchy, which is essential in describing events in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-12-29 Arlans JS de Lara , Marcus W Beims

In this article we study the nature of time in Mechanics. The fundamental principle, according to which a mechanical system evolves governed by a second order differential equation, implies the existence of an absolute time-duration in the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-09-21 J. Muñoz-Díaz , R. J. Alonso-Blanco

Two related problems in relativistic quantum mechanics, the apparent superluminal propagation of initially localized particles and dependence of spatial localization on the motion of the observer, are analyzed in the context of Dirac's…

General Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Francis S. G. Von Zuben

We consider the classical concept of time of permanence and observe that its quantum equivalent is described by a bona fide self-adjoint operator. Its interpretation, by means of the spectral theorem, reveals that we have to abandon not…

General Physics · Physics 2012-07-13 Massimiliano Sassoli de Bianchi

We construct an effective commutative Schr\"odinger equation in Moyal space-time in $(1+1)$-dimension where both $t$ and $x$ are operator-valued and satisfy $\left[ \hat{t}, \hat{x} \right] = i \theta$. Beginning with a time-reparametrised…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-17 Partha Nandi , Sayan Kumar Pal , Aritra N Bose , Biswajit Chakraborty

Some results are reviewed and developments are presented on the study of Time in quantum mechanics as an observable, canonically conjugate to energy. Operators for the observable Time are investigated in particle and photon quantum theory.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 V. S. Olkhovsky , E. Recami

In this work quantum physics in noncommutative spacetime is developed. It is based on the work of Doplicher et al. which allows for time-space noncommutativity. The Moyal plane is treated in detail. In the context of noncommutative quantum…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 A. P. Balachandran , T. R. Govindarajan , C. Molina , P. Teotonio-Sobrinho

The role of time in quantum mechanics is discussed. The differences between ordinary observables and an observable which corresponds to the time of an event is examined. In particular, the time-of-arrival of a particle to a fixed location…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 J. Oppenheim , B. Reznik , W. G. Unruh

In this work we present a re-evaluation of the concept of time in non-relativistic quantum theory. We suggest a formalism in which time is changed into the status of an operator, and where expectation values of observables and the state of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-07-13 Eduardo O. Dias , Fernando Parisio

Within the framework of self-adjoint operator of time in non-relativistic quantum mechanics the equation describing change of the state of quantum system with respect to energy is introduced. The operator of time appears to be the generator…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-20 Slobodan Prvanovic

It is well known that nonrelativistic quantum mechanics presents a clear asymmetry between space and time. Much of this asymmetry is attributed to the lack of Lorentz invariance of the theory. Nonetheless, a recent work [Phys. Rev. A…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-12 Ricardo Ximenes , Eduardo O. Dias

The self adjoint operator of time in non-relativistic quantum mechanics is found within the approach where the ordinary Hamiltonian is not taken to be conjugate to time. The operator version of the reexpressed Liouville equation with the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-11-03 Slobodan Prvanovic
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