Constraining continuous spontaneous localization strength parameter λ from standard cosmology and spectral distortions of cosmic microwave background radiation
Kinjalk Lochan, Suratna Das, Angelo Bassi
Models of spontaneous wave function collapse modify the linear Schr\"odinger equation of standard quantum mechanics by adding stochastic nonlinear terms to it. The aim of such models is to describe the quantum (linear) nature of microsystems along with the classical nature (violation of superposition principle) of macroscopic ones. The addition of such nonlinear terms in the Schr\"odinger equation leads to nonconservation of energy of the system under consideration. Thus, a striking feature of collapse models is to heat nonrelativistic particles with a constant rate. If such a process is physical, then it has the ability to perturb the well-understood thermal history of the universe. In this article we will try to investigate the impacts of such heating terms, according to the continuous spontaneous localization model, on the standard evolution of nonrelativistic matter and on the formation of cosmic microwave background radiation. We will also put constraints on the continuous spontaneous localization collapse rate $\ensuremath{\lambda}$ by considering that the standard evolution of nonrelativistic matter is not hampered and the observed precise blackbody spectrum of cosmic microwave background radiation would not get distorted (in the form of $\ensuremath{\mu}$-type and $y$-type distortions) so as to violate the observed bounds.
arXiv:1206.4425•Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields•Sep 12, 2012•28 citations