Relativistic quantum clocks
arXiv:1609.09426 · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68655-4_5
Abstract
The conflict between quantum theory and the theory of relativity is exemplified in their treatment of time. We examine the ways in which their conceptions differ, and describe a semiclassical clock model combining elements of both theories. The results obtained with this clock model in flat spacetime are reviewed, and the problem of generalizing the model to curved spacetime is discussed, before briefly describing an experimental setup which could be used to test of the model. Taking an operationalist view, where time is that which is measured by a clock, we discuss the conclusions that can be drawn from these results, and what clues they contain for a full quantum relativistic theory of time.
12 pages, 4 figures. Invited contribution for the proceedings for "Workshop on Time in Physics" Zurich 2015
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