
Local Quantum Measurement and Relativity
Christian Beck(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 18. August 2021
Book
Hardback
XIII, 392 pages
978-3-030-67532-5 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Book
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13
13 s/w Abbildungen
XIII, 392 p. 13 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-030-67532-5 (9783030675325)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-67533-2
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Christian Beck studied physics at the University of Munich, where he was awarded his PhD in mathematics in 2020.
Content
Introduction and Outline.- Quantum Measurement.- Local Quantum Measurement I.- Local Quantum Measurement II.- An Active Notion of Localization.- Appendix.