Quantum mechanics without time: A model

Carlo Rovelli
Phys. Rev. D 42, 2638 – Published 15 October 1990
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Abstract

The quantization of a simple dynamical system in which a unitary time evolution appears only within a certain approximation is studied in detail. The probabilistic interpretation of quantum mechanics in the regimes in which time is not defined is discussed and shown to be consistent.

  • Received 23 March 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.2638

©1990 American Physical Society

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Carlo Rovelli

  • Physics Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
  • Sezione di Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, I-34100 Trieste, Italy

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Vol. 42, Iss. 8 — 15 October 1990

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