Dynamical collapse for photons
I suggest a simple alteration of my CSL (Continuous Spontaneous Localization) theory, replacing the mass density collapse-generating operators by relativistic energy density operators. Some consequences of the density matrix evolution equation are explored. First, the expression for the mean energy...
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Zusammenfassung: | I suggest a simple alteration of my CSL (Continuous Spontaneous Localization)
theory, replacing the mass density collapse-generating operators by
relativistic energy density operators. Some consequences of the density matrix
evolution equation are explored. First, the expression for the mean energy
increase of free particles is calculated (which, in the non-relativistic limit,
agrees with the usual result). Then, the density matrix evolution is applied to
photons. The mean rate of loss of photon number from a laser beam pulse, the
momentum distribution of the photons "excited" out of the laser beam pulse, and
the alteration of the cosmic blackbody spectrum are all treated to first order
in the collapse rate parameter $\lambda$. Associated possible experimental
limits on $\lambda$ are discussed. |
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DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1610.00671 |