Snoke, David (2022) 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:	David Snoke
Date Deposited:	21 Jun 2022 13:39
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2022 13:39
Item ID:	20700
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	30 May 2022
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/20700

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