Superluminal observers do not explain quantum superpositions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.03961v2
• Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:44:06 GMT
• Title: Superluminal observers do not explain quantum superpositions
• Authors: Andrzej Grudka, J\c{e}drzej Stempin, Jan W\'ojcik, Antoni W\'ojcik
• Abstract summary: The quantum description of reality is quite different from the classical one. We show that the generalized Lorentz transformation, when used in a consistent way, does not provide any correspondence between the classical concept of a definite path and the multiple paths of quantum mechanics.
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• Abstract: The quantum description of reality is quite different from the classical one. Understanding this difference at a fundamental level is still an interesting topic. Recently, Dragan and Ekert [New J. Phys. 22 (2020) 033038] postulated that considering so-called superluminal observers can be useful in this context. In particular, they claim that the full mathematical structure of the generalized Lorentz transformation may imply the emergence of multiple quantum mechanical trajectories. On the contrary, here we show that the generalized Lorentz transformation, when used in a consistent way, does not provide any correspondence between the classical concept of a definite path and the multiple paths of quantum mechanics.

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