On the (im)possibility of extending the GRW model to relativistic particles

Abstract

Spontaneous collapse models are proposed modifications to quantum mechanics which aim to solve the measurement problem. In this article we will consider models which attempt to extend a specific spontaneous collapse model, the Ghirardi-Rimini-Weber model (GRW), to be consistent with special relativity. We will present a condition that a relativistic GRW model must meet for three cases: for single particle, for N distinguishable particles, and for indistinguishable particles. We will then show that this relativistic condition implies that one can have a relativistic GRW model for a single particle or for distinguishable non-interacting, non-entangled particles but not otherwise.

14 pages, 11 figures, 1 table. Revised version of the paper, with more context in section II with regards to the definition of Lorentz covariance

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