Local Quantum Measurement and Relativity

Christian Beck (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 392 Seiten

2022 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-67535-6 (ISBN)

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This book treats various aspects of the quantum theory of measurement, partially in a relativistic framework. Measurement(-like) processes in quantum theory are identified and analysed; and the quantum operator formalism is derived in full generality without postulating operators as observables. Consistency conditions are derived, expressing the requirement of Lorentz-frame independence of outcomes of spacelike separated measurements and implying the impossibility of using quantum nonlocality to send signals faster than light. Local commutativity is scrutinized. The localization problem of relativistic quantum theory is studied, including comprehensive derivation of the theorems of Hegerfeld, Malament and Reeh-Schlieder. Finally, the quantum formalism is derived from the dynamics of particles with definite positions in Bohmian mechanics.

Christian Beck studied physics at the University of Munich, where he was awarded his PhD in mathematics in 2020.

Introduction and Outline.- Quantum Measurement.- Local Quantum Measurement I.- Local Quantum Measurement II.- An Active Notion of Localization.- Appendix.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.08.2022
Reihe/Serie	Fundamental Theories of Physics
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 392 p. 13 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	bohmian mechanics • Infinite Tails • local commutativity • Localization Problem • measurement problem • No Signalling • Operational Quantum Theory • Pair Creation • Quantum Measurement • Quantum Nonlocality & Bell's Theorem
ISBN-10	3-030-67535-1 / 3030675351
ISBN-13	978-3-030-67535-6 / 9783030675356
Zustand	Neuware