A quantum variant of Einstein's hole argument

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dc.creatorSchmelzer, I.
dc.date2009-02-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:40:54Z
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dc.descriptionWe extend Einstein's hole argument into the quantum domain, and argue that quantum observables for quasiclassical superpositional states of gravitational fields require additional information to be well-defined, namely, relative positions of the gravitational fields involved in superpositional states. As a consequence, for the definition of these quantum observables we need a common background. The observable is a transition probability in a simple double-slit experiment with partial gravitational measurement of position. It may be easily computed in non-relativistic Schroedinger theory with Newtonian potential.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2040
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0902.2040
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/219589
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleA quantum variant of Einstein's hole argument
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