Signatures of relic quantum nonequilibrium
arXiv:1906.03670
Abstract
[Shortened Abstract:] This thesis explores the possibility that quantum probabilities arose thermodynamically. A chief concern is the detection of primordial `quantum nonequilibrium', since this is observably distinct from textbook quantum physics. Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5 are adaptations of references [1,2,3], and [4] respectively. Chapter 2 proposes (information) entropy conservation as a minimal requirement for a theory to feature classical-style thermodynamic relaxation. The resulting structure is dubbed `the iRelax framework'. Both classical mechanics and de Broglie-Bohm quantum theory are shown to be special cases. Indications for a possible extension or unification of de Broglie-Bohm theory are briefly highlighted. Chapter 3 examines ways in which quantum relaxation may be prevented. The method of the drift-field is introduced. A systematic treatment of nodes is given. A category of quantum states is found for which relaxation is significantly impeded, and may not complete at all. Chapters 4 and 5 consider the possibility that primordial quantum nonequilibrium may be conserved in the statistics of a species of relic cosmological particle. Necessary factors for this to be the case are discussed and illustrative scenarios are given both in terms of nonequilibrium particles created by inflaton decay, as well as relic vacuum modes for species that decoupled close to the Planck temperature. The search for so-called `smoking-gun' spectral lines created by dark matter decay or annihilation is argued to be a particularly promising setting for the detection of quantum nonequilibrium. Unintuitive spectral effects relating to the contextuality of quantum measurements are described. If such a suspected source of quantum nonequilibrium were found, its subjection to a specifically quantum mechanical test would confirm or deny the presence of the quantum nonequilibrium conclusively.
arXiv commentPhD Thesis, 227 pages, 29 figures. Formatted for 6 x 9in paperback bookbinding. Draws heavily (with significant text overlap) on articles arXiv:1409.6817, arXiv:1609.04576, and arXiv:1705.06757
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