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Local Quantum Measurement and Relativity

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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.

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ISBN: 9783030675325
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Author: Christian Beck
Publisher: Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 392 pages
Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics
Genres: Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)
Relativity physics
Physics