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Time in Quantum Mechanics

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Editors:
  1. J.G. Muga

    1. Departamento de Química-Física Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain

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  2. R. Sala Mayato

    1. Departamento de Física Fundamental II, Universidad de La Laguna, 38203 La Laguna (S/C de Tenerife), Spain

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  3. Í.L. Egusquiza

    1. Física Teorikoaren Salla Zientzia eta Teknologia, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 644 PK, Spain

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 734)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIV
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  2. Introduction

    • J. Gonzalo Muga, Rafael Sala Mayato, Iñigo L. Egusquiza
    Pages 1-30

  3. Characteristic Times in One-Dimensional Scattering

    • J. Gonzalo Muga
    Pages 31-72

  4. The Time–Energy Uncertainty Relation

    • Paul Busch
    Pages 73-105

  5. Jump Time and Passage Time: The Duration ofs a Quantum Transition

    • Lawrence S. Schulman
    Pages 107-128

  6. Bohm Trajectory Approach to Timing Electrons

    • C. Richard Leavens
    Pages 129-162

  7. Decoherent Histories for Space–Time Domains

    • Jonathan J. Halliwell
    Pages 163-193

  8. Quantum Traversal Time, Path Integrals and “Superluminal” Tunnelling

    • Dmitri Sokolovski
    Pages 195-233

  9. Quantum Clocks and Stopwatches

    • Rafael Sala Mayato, Daniel Alonso, Iñigo L. Egusquiza
    Pages 235-278

  10. The Local Larmor Clock, Partial Densities of States, and Mesoscopic Physics

    • Markus Büttiker
    Pages 279-303

  11. “Standard” Quantum–Mechanical Approach to Times of Arrival

    • Iñigo L. Egusquiza, J. Gonzalo Muga, Andrés D. Baute
    Pages 305-332

  12. Experimental Issues in Quantum–Mechanical Time Measurement

    • Aephraim M. Steinberg
    Pages 333-353

  13. Microwave Experiments on Tunneling Time

    • Daniela Mugnai, Anedio Ranfagni
    Pages 355-397

  14. The Two-State Vector Formalism: An Updated Review

    • Yakir Aharonov, Lev Vaidman
    Pages 399-447

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 449-455
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About this book

The treatment of time in quantum mechanics is still an important and challenging open question in the foundation of the quantum theory. This book describes the problems, and the attempts and achievements in defining, formalizing and measuring different time quantities in quantum theory, such as the parametric (clock) time, tunneling times, decay times, dwell times, delay times, arrival times or jump times. This multi-authored book, written as an introductory guide for newcomers to the subject, as well as a useful source of information for the expert, covers many of the open questions. After the brief historical overview in the introduction, 12 contributions are devoted to conceptual and theoretical investigations as well as experimental issues in quantum-mechanical time measurements. This novel monograph should attract physicists as well as philosophers of science working in the foundations of quantum physics. For this revised second edition, all chapters have been updated and extended where appropriate.

From the reviews of the first edition:

"Beginning with a clear introduction to the perplexing issue of the nature of time in quantum mechanics, the reader then undertakes a stimulating excursion through a sequence of chapters written by leading researchers. Theory and experiment are nicely balanced, and extensive lists of references accompany each chapter. […] Furthermore, the book is enlightening from a sociological perspective to see how 'sides' of these controversies developed and later reconciled as unified approaches […]." The Physicist, 39/5 (2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Departamento de Química-Física Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain

    J.G. Muga

  • Departamento de Física Fundamental II, Universidad de La Laguna, 38203 La Laguna (S/C de Tenerife), Spain

    R. Sala Mayato

  • Física Teorikoaren Salla Zientzia eta Teknologia, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 644 PK, Spain

    Í.L. Egusquiza

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Time in Quantum Mechanics

  • Editors: J.G. Muga, R. Sala Mayato, Í.L. Egusquiza

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73473-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-73472-7Published: 07 December 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09256-5Published: 11 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-73473-4Published: 30 November 2007

  • Series ISSN: 0075-8450

  • Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 455

  • Additional Information: Originally published as volume m 72 in the series: Lecture Notes in Physics

  • Topics: Quantum Physics, Measurement Science and Instrumentation

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