On the Reality of Quantum Collapse and the Emergence of Space-Time

Abstract

We present a model, in which quantum-collapse is supposed to be real as a result of breaking unitary symmetry, and in which we can define a notion of “becoming„. We show how empirical space-time can emerge in this model, if duration is measured by light-clocks. The model opens a possible bridge between Quantum Physics and Relativity Theory and offers a new perspective on some long-standing open questions, both within and between the two theories.

Keywords

• quantum measurement
• quantum collapse
• thermal time
• Minkowski space
• Einstein equations