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According to the classical special theory of relativity any nonstationary system moving with velocity $v$ must evolve (e.g., decay) $1/\gamma$ times slower than the system at rest, $\gamma =(1-v^2)^{-1/2}$ (the Einstein retardation ER).…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 M. I. Shirokov

In quantum theory, the curved spacetime of Einstein's general theory of relativity acts as a dispersive optical medium for the propagation of light. Gravitational rainbows and birefringence replace the classical picture of light rays…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-10 Graham M Shore

We consider the increase of the spatial variance of some inhomogeneous, non-equilibrium density (particles, energy, etc.) in a periodic quantum system of condensed matter-type. This is done for a certain class of initial quantum states…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-23 Robin Steinigeweg , Hannu Wichterich , Jochen Gemmer

Quantum theory is a mathematical formalism to compute probabilities for outcomes happenning in physical experiments. These outcomes constitute events happening in space-time. One of these events represents the fact that a system located in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-06-07 Marco Zaopo

A thought experiment is considered on observation of instantaneous collapse of an extended wave packet. According to relativity of simultaneity, such a collapse being instantaneous in some reference frame must be a lasting process in other…

General Physics · Physics 2021-03-16 Moses Fayngold

We investigate theoretically the emergence of classical statistical physics in a finite quantum system that is either totally isolated or otherwise subjected to a quantum measurement process. We show via a random matrix theory approach to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-23 Charlie Nation , Diego Porras

Measurable quantities that have positive values in classical dynamical systems need not to be positive in quantum theory. For example, consider a free quantum mechanical particle in one dimension. There are quantum states in which the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-12 Daniela Cadamuro

We consider the problem of propagation of photons in the quantum theory of non-relativistic matter coupled to electromagnetic radiation, which is, presently, the only consistent quantum theory of matter and radiation. Assuming that the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-10-19 Jean-Francois Bony , Jérémy Faupin , Israel Michael Sigal

The possibility of non-causal signal propagation is examined for various theories of dense matter. This investigation requires a discussion of definitions of causality, together with interpretations of spacetime position. Specific examples…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 B. D. Keister , W. N. Polyzou

It is shown that the transferring of light signal faster-than-c can take place exclusively as the instantaneous quantum tunneling. Its extent (space size of instanton) must be inversely relative to lack of energy till nearest stable or…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. E. Perel'man

We show that the Einstein covariance principle provides an opportunity to generate infinitely many solutions of given covariant equation from a known one. With use of this statement we derive exact expressions for charge and current…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. M. Mekhitarian , V. E. Mkrtchian

In this paper we consider generalization of classical and quantum mechanics that directly follows from the causality principle and topology of a system state space. In generalized mechanics, the Hamiltonian/Schrodinger equations remain the…

General Physics · Physics 2022-04-04 Uziel Sandler

The quantum wave-function of a massive particle with small initial uncertainties (consistent with the uncertainty relation) is believed to spread very slowly, so that the dynamics is deterministic. This assumes that the classical motions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-18 Gregory L. Eyink , Theodore D. Drivas

Quantum physics, despite its observables being intrinsically of a probabilistic nature, does not have a quantum entropy assigned to them. We propose a quantum entropy that quantify the randomness of a pure quantum state via a conjugate pair…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-05 Davi Geiger , Zvi M. Kedem

Quantum Brownian motion in a periodic cosine potential is studied and a simple estimate of the tunneling effect is obtained in the frames of a quasi-equilibrium semiclassical approach. It is shown that the latter is applicable for heavy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-01-19 R. Tsekov

In this thesis, we have investigated the spreading of quantum correlations in isolated lattice models with short- or long-range interactions driven far from equilibrium via sudden global quenches. A general theoretical approach relying on a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-07 Julien Despres

Quantum teleportation is possible because entanglement allows a definition of precise correlations between the non-commuting properties of a local system and corresponding non-commuting properties of a remote system. In this paper, the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Holger F. Hofmann

In a series of interesting papers G. C. Hegerfeldt has shown that quantum systems with positive energy initially localized in a finite region, immediately develop infinite tails. In our paper Hegerfeldt's theorem is analysed using quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 E. Karpov , G. Ordonez , T. Petrosky , I. Prigogine , G. Pronko

Principle of locality means that any local change (perturbation) of the stationary state wave function field propagates with finite speed, and therefore reaches distant regions of the field with time delay. If a one-particle or…

General Physics · Physics 2016-01-26 Isaac Shnaid

The spread of the wave-function, or quantum uncertainty, is a key notion in quantum mechanics. At leading order, it is characterized by the quadratic moments of the position and momentum operators. These evolve and fluctuate independently…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-03 Etera R. Livine