Snoke, David (2023) Mathematical formalism for nonlocal spontaneous collapse in quantum field theory. [Preprint]

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Previous work has shown that spontaneous collapse of Fock states of identical fermions can be modeled as arising from random Rabi oscillations between two states. In this paper, a mathematical formalism is presented to incorporate this into many-body quantum field theory. This formalism allows for nonlocal collapse in the context of a relativistic system. While there is no absolute time-ordering of events, this approach allows for a coherent narrative of the collapse process.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Snoke, David snoke@pitt.edu 0000-0001-8207-6524
Keywords:	Quantum field theory quantum foundations spontaneous collapse
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Harrison Payne
Date Deposited:	16 Feb 2023 17:49
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2023 17:49
Item ID:	21770
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	16 February 2023
URI:	http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21770

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