The case of Quantum Gravity with Spontaneous Collapse of the Wave Function
Abstract
When about half a century ago the concept of universal spontaneous collapse of the wave function was conceived it was an attempt to alter standard non-relativistic quantum physics. As such, it was largely ignored by relativistic field theory and quantum gravity communities. A central motivation of spontaneous collapse community has been to replace the standard collapse-by-measurement that annoyed many. With few exceptions, it did not annoy the field theory and quantum gravity communities. Concept of certain general-relativity-related universal irreversibility in quantum field theory had been initiated very long ago by Wheeler, Hawking and a few others independently from the concept of spontaneous collapse. Lately the two concepts started to converge and support each other.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- March 2023
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2303.06633
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2303.06633
- Bibcode:
- 2023arXiv230306633D
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 5pp,based on invited talk at tenth International Workshop DICE2018 (Castello Pasquini/Castiglioncello/Tuscany, Sept. 19-23, 2022)