On Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 4:28:23 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 2:07 AM Jason Resch <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> There has been controversy <https://arxiv.org/pdf/quant-ph/0105049.pdf> in >> the meaning/interpretation of the Time-Energy uncertainty relation in >> quantum mechanics, but relatively none regarding the meaning of the >> position-momentum uncertainty. >> >> However, can these not be viewed equivalently in terms of a 4-dimensional >> space time? >> >> For example, I have seen some describe mass/energy as momentum through >> time. Massless particles don't age, and have no momentum through time. >> >> Similarly, cannot a point-in-time measurement be viewed as a measurement >> of position in the time dimension? >> >> In my view, you can go from the position-momentum uncertainty to the >> time-energy uncertainty simply by flipping the time-space orientation. Is >> this valid? Is there something I am missing? >> > > You are missing the fact that energy is bounded below, whereas momentum > can take on any value between plus and minus infinity. Time is not an > operator in quantum mechanics. > > Bruce >
Isn't there a valid interpretation/ application of the time-energy uncertainty relation in the context of emission of radiation? If so, what is it? TIA, AG > > >> Jason >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/369bbe29-2821-47a0-b269-7e43ef4b97ac%40googlegroups.com.
