Mathematical Formalism for Nonlocal Spontaneous Collapse in Quantum Field Theory

Foundations of Physics 53 (2):1-24 (2023)
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Previous work has shown that spontaneous collapse of Fock states of identical fermions can be modeled as arising from random Rabi oscillations between two states. In this paper, a mathematical formalism is presented to incorporate this into many-body quantum field theory. This formalism allows for nonlocal collapse in the context of a relativistic system. While there is no absolute time-ordering of events, this approach allows for a coherent narrative of the collapse process.

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