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PIRSA:12060053

Quantum Time-Like Curves: From Thought Experiment to Real Experiment

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(2012). Quantum Time-Like Curves: From Thought Experiment to Real Experiment. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/12060053

Talk numberPIRSA:12060053
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Thought experiments involving quantum mechanics in the presence of closed time-like curves (CTCs) seem to have little to do with reality. However, even particles that traverse the CTC passively and without interactions can lead to highly non-trivial effects, such as the maximal violation of the uncertainty principle. Moreover, these effects may carry over to curved space-times without CTCs, presenting novel opportunities for testing non-standard physics in the relativistic regime.