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Ontology of a Wavefunction from the Perspective of an Invariant Proper Time

Version 1 : Received: 21 July 2021 / Approved: 22 July 2021 / Online: 22 July 2021 (12:09:46 CEST)

How to cite: Yasmineh, S. Ontology of a Wavefunction from the Perspective of an Invariant Proper Time. Preprints 2021, 2021070516. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0516.v1 Yasmineh, S. Ontology of a Wavefunction from the Perspective of an Invariant Proper Time. Preprints 2021, 2021070516. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202107.0516.v1

Abstract

All the arguments of a wavefunction are defined at the same instant implying a notion of simultaneity. In a somewhat related matter, certain phenomena in quantum mechanics seem to have non-local causal relations. Both concepts are in contradiction with special relativity. We propose to define the wavefunction with respect to the invariant proper time of special relativity instead of standard time. Moreover, we shall adopt the original idea of Schrodinger suggesting that the wavefunction represents an ontological cloud-like object that we shall call ‘individual fabric’ that has a finite density amplitude vanishing at infinity. Consequently, measurement can be assimilated to a confining potential that triggers an inherent non-local mechanism within the individual fabric. It is formalised by multiplying the wavefunction with a localising gaussian as in the GRW theory but in a deterministic manner.

Keywords

proper time; non-locality; simultaneity; wavefunction; measurement; ontology

Subject

Physical Sciences, Acoustics

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