Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab76f7
Title: Quantum principle of relativity
Authors: Dragan, A. 
Ekert, A. 
Issue Date: 2020
Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing
Citation: Dragan, A., Ekert, A. (2020). Quantum principle of relativity. New Journal of Physics 22 (3) : 33038. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab76f7
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
Abstract: Quantum mechanics is an incredibly successful theory and yet the statistical nature of its predictions is hard to accept and has been the subject of numerous debates. The notion of inherent randomness, something that happens without any cause, goes against our rational understanding of reality. To add to the puzzle, randomness that appears in non-relativistic quantum theory tacitly respects relativity, for example, it makes instantaneous signaling impossible. Here, we argue that this is because the special theory of relativity can itself account for such a random behavior. We show that the full mathematical structure of the Lorentz transformation, the one which includes the superluminal part, implies the emergence of non-deterministic dynamics, together with complex probability amplitudes and multiple trajectories. This indicates that the connections between the two seemingly different theories are deeper and more subtle than previously thought. © 2020 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the Institute of Physics and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
Source Title: New Journal of Physics
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/196791
ISSN: 13672630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/ab76f7
Rights: Attribution 4.0 International
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