Proper-time approach to localization
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2021
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The causality issues concerning the localization of relativistic quantum systems, as evidenced by Hegerfeld's paradox, are addressed through a proper-time relativistic formalism of single-particle operators. Starting from the premise that physical variables associated with the proper-time gauge have a prominent role in the specification of position, since they do not depend on classical parameters connected to an external observer, we obtain a single-particle formalism in which localization is described by explicitly covariant four-vector operators associated with POVM measurements parametrized by the system's proper time. Among the consequences of this result, we emphasize that physically acceptable states are necessarily associated with the existence of a temporal uncertainty and their proper-time evolution is not subject to the causality violation predicted by Hegerfeldt.
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TAILLEBOIS, E. R. F.; AVELAR, A. T. Proper-time approach to localization. Physical Review A, College Park, v. 103, n. 6, e062223, 2021. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.103.062223. Disponível em: https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.062223. Acesso em: 13 set. 2023.