NONLINEARITY IN QUANTUM-THEORY AND CLOSED TIME-LIKE CURVES

被引：13

作者：

CASSIDY, MJ

机构：

[1] Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 9EW, Silver Street

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1995年 / 52卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevD.52.5676

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We examine the consequences of the density matrix approach to quantum theory in the context of a model spacetime containing closed timelike curves. We find that, in general, an initially pure state will evolve in a nonlinear way to a mixed quantum state. CPT invariance and the implications of this nonlinearity for the statistical interpretation of quantum theory are discussed.

引用

页码：5676 / 5680

页数：5

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