PIRSA:08090065

Clocks and time in quantum theory

APA

Brown, H. (2008). Clocks and time in quantum theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08090065

MLA

Brown, Harvey. Clocks and time in quantum theory. Perimeter Institute, Sep. 28, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08090065

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08090065,
            doi = {10.48660/08090065},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08090065},
            author = {Brown, Harvey},
            keywords = {Quantum Foundations},
            language = {en},
            title = {Clocks and time in quantum theory},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {sep},
            note = {PIRSA:08090065 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Harvey Brown University of Oxford

Abstract

I will examine a number of time-related issues arising in quantum theory, and in particular attempt to address the following basic questions from a quantum perspective: 1. What is a clock? 2. Why do uniformly moving clocks dilate? 3. What is the behaviour of accelerating clocks?