Does wave function collapse cause gravity?

Abstract

We give a twist to the assumption - discussed in various earlier works - that gravity plays a role in the collapse of the wave function. This time we discuss the contrary assumption that the collapse of the wave function plays a role in the emergence of the gravitational field. We start from the mathematical framework of a particular Newtonian gravitational collapse theory proposed by the author longtime ago, and we reconciliate it with the classical equivalence principle.

6pp Latex, based on the talk at 4th Intl. Workshop DICE2008 "From Quantum Mechanics through Complexity to Spacetime: the role of emergent dynamical structures" Castiglioncello (Tuscany), Sept 22-26, 2008

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• Continuous quantum measurement and Itô formalism
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