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Open Quantum Systems Decoherence

Dynamical collapse for photons

arXiv
Authors: Philip Pearle

Year

2016

Paper ID

43177

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Preprint

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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 λ. Associated possible experimental limits on λ are discussed.

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[1] DOI https://doi.org/arXiv:1610.00671 [2] arXiv https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.00671 [3] Publisher https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.00671

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