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Can a Particle Move Zigzag in Time?
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: Received: 20 December 2023 / Approved: 20 December 2023 / Online: 21 December 2023 (06:04:17 CET)
How to cite: Rubin, S.G. Can a Particle Move Zigzag in Time?. Preprints 2023, 2023121561. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1561.v1 Rubin, S.G. Can a Particle Move Zigzag in Time?. Preprints 2023, 2023121561. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.1561.v1
Abstract
Amplitudes of quantum transitions containing time zigzags are considered. The discussion is carried out in the framework of the Minkowski metric and the standard quantum mechanics without adding new postulates. We argue that time zigzags are not suppressed at the quantum level, but their contribution to the amplitude is zero. The result is valid for a single particle and a non-interacting scalar field.
Keywords
arrow time; path integral; classical motion; quantum transition
Subject
Physical Sciences, Theoretical Physics
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