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View SchemaOpposite Arrows of Time Can Reconcile Relativity and Nonlocality
| Authors | Sheldon Goldstein, Roderich Tumulka |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0105040 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0105040 |
| DOI | 10.1088/0264-9381/20/3/311 |
| Journal | Classical and Quantum Gravity 20 (2003) 557-564 |
Abstract
We present a quantum model for the motion of N point particles, implying nonlocal (i.e., superluminal) influences of external fields on the trajectories, that is nonetheless fully relativistic. In contrast to other models that have been proposed, this one involves no additional space-time structure as would be provided by a (possibly dynamical) foliation of space-time. This is achieved through the interplay of opposite microcausal and macrocausal (i.e., thermodynamic) arrows of time.
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