Covariant vs. non-covariant quantum collapse: Proposal for an experimental test

2013/11/29 by Antoine Suarez, Suarez, Antoine · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1311.7486

5 pages, 2 figures. The content of this paper has been presented at: Collège de Physique et Philosophie, Institut de France, Paris, May 13, 2013; and Colloque "Causalité, temps et origine de l'Univers", Rencontres de Castelvieil, Marseille, November 12, 2013

arxiv created 2014/01/16 · arxiv updated 2014/01/17

Abstract

Two alternative interpretations of the quantum collapse are proposed: a time-ordered and a timeless one. The time-ordered interpretation implies that the speed of light can be defined in an absolute way, while the timeless quantum collapse implies relativity and can be reckoned as covariant too. An experiment is proposed to decide between these two interpretations, which may also be considered a test of Bohm's "preferred frame" assumption.

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