On the Relativistic Spatial Localization for massive real scalar Klein-Gordon quantum particles
arXiv:2304.02133 · doi:10.1007/s11005-023-01689-5
Abstract
I rigorously analyze a proposal, introduced by D.R.Terno, about a spatial localization observable for a Klein-Gordon massive real particle in terms of a Poincaré-covariant family of POVMs. I prove that these POVMs are actually a kinematic deformation of the Newton-Wigner PVMs. The first moment of one of these POVMs however exactly coincides with a restriction (on a core) of the Newton-Wigner selfadjoint position operator, though the second moment does not. This fact permits to preserve all nice properties of the Newton-Wigner position observable, dropping the unphysical features arising from the Hegerfeldt theorem. The considered POVM does not permit spatially sharply localized states, but it admits families of almost localized states with arbitrary precision. Next, I establish that the Terno localization observable satisfies part of a requirement introduced by D.P.L.Castrigiano about causal temporal evolution concerning the Lebesgue measurable spatial regions of any Minkowskian reference frame. The validity of the complete Castrigiano's causality requirement is also proved for a notion of spatial localization which generalizes Terno's one in a natural way.
arXiv comment51 pages, no figures, typos fixed
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