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View SchemaOn the Observables Describing a Quantum Reference Frame
| Authors | S. Mazzucchi |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0006060 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0006060 |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1370395 |
Abstract
A reference frame F is described by the element g of the Poincare' group P which connects F with a given fixed frame F_0. If F is a quantum frame, defined by a physical object following the laws of quantum physics, the parameters of g have to be considered as quantum observables. However, these observables are not compatible and some of them, namely the coordinates of the origin of F, cannot be represented by self-adjoint operators. Both these difficulties can be overcome by considering a positive-operator-valued measure (POVM) on P, covariant with respect to the left translations of the group, namely a covariance system. We develop a construction procedure for this kind of mathematical structure. The formalism is also used to discuss the quantum observables measured with respect to a quantum reference frame.
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