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Covariant formulation of multiple localized quantum measurements

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We have considered the dynamics of simple measuring devices coupled to quantized relativistic Heisenberg-fields. We have defined localized observables and derived covariant equations for the joint probability distribution of the measured outcomes. The proposed formalism is based on standard field-theoretical terms. We have shown that our formalism yields the expected anti-coincidence when two devices detect two wavepackets of a single electron. Applications in the measurement theory of vacuum fluctuations have been suggested. (author). 6 refs, 1 fig

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17 p.
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IC--90/137

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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
21080608
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
HAMILTONIANS; HEISENBERG PICTURE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPACE-TIME; WAVE PACKETS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS