Achronotopic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

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作者
De Bianchi, Silvia [1 ]
Szapudi, Istvan [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Milan, Dept Philosophy, Via Festa Perdono 7, I-20122 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Hawaii, Inst Astron, 2680 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
基金
欧盟地平线“2020”; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Quantum mechanics; Spacetime emergence; Measurement; Quantum gravity;
D O I
10.1007/s10701-024-00815-0
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
In conceptual debates involving the quantum gravity community, the literature discusses the so-called "emergence of space-time". However, which interpretation of quantum mechanics (QM) could be coherent with such claim? We show that a modification of the Copenhagen Interpretation of QM is compatible with the claim that space-time is emergent for the macroscopic world of measurements. In other words, pure quantum states do not admit space-time properties until we measure them. We call this approach "Achronotopic" (ACT) Interpretation of QM, which yields a simple and natural interpretation of the most puzzling aspects of QM, such as particle-wave duality, wave function collapse, entanglement, and quantum superposition. Our interpretation yields the same results in all measurements as the Copenhagen Interpretation, but provides clues toward the sub-Planckian physics. In particular, it suggests the non-existence of quantum gravity in the conventional sense understood as the quantization of a classical theory.
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