3 papers
quant-ph2021
A Hamiltonian-like formalism that treats one spatial coordinate -- rather than time -- differently
Sivapalan Chelvaniththilan
The Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formalisms of Qunatum Field Theory (QFT) are equivalent. But while Lorentz invariance can be clearly seen in the Lagrangian formalism, it is not so e…
cond-mat.stat-mech2021
The arrow of time and a-priori probabilities
Sivapalan Chelvaniththilan
The second law of thermodynamics is asymmetric with respect to time as it says that the entropy of the universe must have been lower in the past and will be higher in the future. H…
quant-ph2020
Observations of wavefunction collapse and the retrospective application of the Born rule
Sivapalan Chelvaniththilan
In this paper I present a thought experiment that gives different results depending on whether or not the wavefunction collapses. Since the wavefunction does not obey the Schroding…