2020/12/31 by C. R. Jones, Caitlin Jones, Giulio Gasbarri +1
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Classical mechanics #Covariant transformation #Generalization #Impossibility #Limit (mathematics) #Mathematical analysis #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Physics #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum mechanics #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #Simple (philosophy) #Superluminal motion #quant-ph
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14 pages, revised to improve notation and the clarity of section II
openalex publication_date 2021/04/15 · arxiv created 2021/04/27 · arxiv updated 2021/04/29 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Abstract Currently there is not a satisfactory relativistic spontaneous collapse model. Here we show the impossibility of a simple generalization of the continuous spontaneous collapse (CSL) model to the relativistic framework. We consider a mass coupled model as in the non-relativistic limit this gives the CSL model. We show that a Lorentz covariant collapse equation cannot simultaneously satisfy the following conditions: (i) to avoid a divergent rate of energy, (ii) to prevent superluminal signalling.