Quantifying superluminal signalling in Schrödinger-Newton model
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| author | Osęka-Lenart, Julia Płodzień, Marcin Lewenstein, Maciej Eckstein, Michał |
| author_facet | Osęka-Lenart, Julia Płodzień, Marcin Lewenstein, Maciej Eckstein, Michał |
| contents | The Schrödinger-Newton equation aims at describing the dynamics of massive quantum systems subject to the gravitational self-interaction. As a deterministic nonlinear quantum wave equation, it is generally believed to conflict with the relativistic no-signalling principle. Here we challenge this viewpoint and show that it is of key importance to study the quantitative and operational character of the superluminal effects. To this end we employ a rigorous formalism of probability measures on spacetime and quantify the probability of a successful superluminal bit transfer via the single-particle Schrödinger-Newton equation. We demonstrate that such a quantity decreases with the increasing size and mass of the system. Furthermore, we prove that the Einstein-Dirac system, which yields the Schrödinger-Newton equation in the non-relativistic limit, is perfectly compatible with the relativistic causal structure. Our study demonstrates that the Schrödinger-Newton equation, which is by construction non-relativistic, is in fact `more compatible' with the no-signalling principle than the ordinary free Schrödinger equation. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantifying superluminal signalling in Schrödinger-Newton model Osęka-Lenart, Julia Płodzień, Marcin Lewenstein, Maciej Eckstein, Michał Quantum Physics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 83C60, 81P45, 81Q05 The Schrödinger-Newton equation aims at describing the dynamics of massive quantum systems subject to the gravitational self-interaction. As a deterministic nonlinear quantum wave equation, it is generally believed to conflict with the relativistic no-signalling principle. Here we challenge this viewpoint and show that it is of key importance to study the quantitative and operational character of the superluminal effects. To this end we employ a rigorous formalism of probability measures on spacetime and quantify the probability of a successful superluminal bit transfer via the single-particle Schrödinger-Newton equation. We demonstrate that such a quantity decreases with the increasing size and mass of the system. Furthermore, we prove that the Einstein-Dirac system, which yields the Schrödinger-Newton equation in the non-relativistic limit, is perfectly compatible with the relativistic causal structure. Our study demonstrates that the Schrödinger-Newton equation, which is by construction non-relativistic, is in fact `more compatible' with the no-signalling principle than the ordinary free Schrödinger equation. |
| title | Quantifying superluminal signalling in Schrödinger-Newton model |
| topic | Quantum Physics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 83C60, 81P45, 81Q05 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19260 |