Relativity and Quantum Theory

W. H. Klink

Quantum theory is one of the most successful of all physical theories. Our everyday world is dominated by devices that function because of knowledge of the quantum world. Yet many, physicists and non-physicists alike, find the theory which explains the behavior of the quantum world baffling and strange. This book is the first in a series of three that argues that relativity and symmetry determine the structure of quantum theory. That is to say, the structure of quantum theory is what it is because of relativity and symmetry. There are different types of relativity, each leading to a particular type of quantum theory. This book deals specifically with what we call Newton relativity, the form of relativity built into Newtonian mechanics, and the quantum theory to which it gives rise, which we call Galilean (often misleadingly called non-relativistic) quantum theory. Key Features: • Meaning and significance of the term of relativity; discussion of the principle of relativity. • Relation of symmetry to relativity. Significance of the notion of representations of symmetry transformations in formulating a quantum theory. • Representations of Galilean symmetry and how they lead to the most common form of quantum theory. • Extension of Newtonian relativity to accelerating quantum systems and broadened quantum theory.

James Tan

W. H. Klink, S. Wickramasekara

Quantum theory is one of the most successful of all physical theories. Our everyday world is dominated by devices that function because of knowledge of the quantum world. Yet many, physicists and non-physicists alike, find the theory which explains the behavior of the quantum world baffling and strange. This book is the first in a series of three that argues that relativity and symmetry determine the structure of quantum theory. That is to say, the structure of quantum theory is what it is because of relativity and symmetry. There are different types of relativity, each leading to a particular type of quantum theory. This book deals specifically with what we call Newton relativity, the form of relativity built into Newtonian mechanics, and the quantum theory to which it gives rise, which we call Galilean (often misleadingly called non-relativistic) quantum theory. Key Features:* Meaning and significance of the term of relativity; discussion of the principle of relativity.* Relation of symmetry to relativity. Significance of the notion of representations of symmetry transformations in formulating a quantum theory.* Representations of Galilean symmetry and how they lead to the most common form of quantum theory.* Extension of Newtonian relativity to accelerating quantum systems and broadened quantum theory.

Joginder Singh Galsin

Ryo Takakura, Takayuki Miyadera

Abstract Entropic uncertainty relations play an important role in both fundamentals and applications of quantum theory. Although they have been well-investigated in quantum theory, little is known about entropic uncertainty in generalized probabilistic theories (GPTs). The current study explores two types of entropic uncertainty relations, preparation and measurement uncertainty relations, in a class of GPTs which can be considered generalizations of quantum theory. Not only a method for obtaining entropic preparation uncertainty relations but also an entropic measurement uncertainty relation similar to the quantum one by Buscemi et al (2014 Phys. Rev. Lett. 112 050401) are proved in those theories. These results manifest that the entropic structure in the uncertainty relations is not restricted to quantum theory and therefore is universal one. Concrete calculations of our relations in GPTs called the regular polygon theories are also demonstrated.