Thermal time as an unsharp observable

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Hauptverfasser: van Neerven, Jan, Portal, Pierre
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author van Neerven, Jan
Portal, Pierre
author_facet van Neerven, Jan
Portal, Pierre
contents We show that the Connes-Rovelli thermal time associated with the quantum harmonic oscillator can be described as an (unsharp) observable, that is, as a positive operator valued measure. We furthermore present extensions of this result to the free massless relativistic particle in one dimension and to a hypothetical physical system whose equilibrium state is given by the noncommutative integral.
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spellingShingle Thermal time as an unsharp observable
van Neerven, Jan
Portal, Pierre
Mathematical Physics
Functional Analysis
Quantum Physics
81P05 (Primary), 46L10, 46L60, 81S05, 81R15, 82B10, 82C03 (Secondary)
We show that the Connes-Rovelli thermal time associated with the quantum harmonic oscillator can be described as an (unsharp) observable, that is, as a positive operator valued measure. We furthermore present extensions of this result to the free massless relativistic particle in one dimension and to a hypothetical physical system whose equilibrium state is given by the noncommutative integral.
title Thermal time as an unsharp observable
topic Mathematical Physics
Functional Analysis
Quantum Physics
81P05 (Primary), 46L10, 46L60, 81S05, 81R15, 82B10, 82C03 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13774