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Can singularities and multidimensional spaces influence the evolution of quantum mechanical systems?

S. Bergia

pp. 217-229

Abstrakt

Some results of quantum gravity suggest possible violations of quantum mechanics in the form of transitions from pure to mixed states. A "quantum violating evolution equation" put forward by Ellis, Hagelin, Nanopoulos and Srednicki is used in the case of rotationally invariant density matrices describing a system of two spin-½ particles. It is shown that the equation may account for the transition from a pure singlet state to a mixture of maximal entropy discussed by Baracca, Bohm, Hiley and Stuart in 1975 in connection with Bohm's version of the EPR experiment. It is argued that similar effects on the evolution of microscopic systems could also arise as a consequence of extra spatial dimensions, such as those introduced in multidimensional unified theories.

Publication details

Published in:

Tarozzi Gino (1988) The nature of quantum paradoxes: Italian studies in the foundations and philosophy of modern physics. Dordrecht, Springer.

Seiten: 217-229

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-009-2947-0_12

Referenz:

Bergia S. (1988) „Can singularities and multidimensional spaces influence the evolution of quantum mechanical systems?“, In: G. Tarozzi (ed.), The nature of quantum paradoxes, Dordrecht, Springer, 217–229.