Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

Quantum clocks observe classical and quantum time dilation

  • Alexander R. H. Smith,
  • Mehdi Ahmadi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18264-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The usual definition of external time is unlikely to survive if we want to unite quantum mechanics and relativity. Here the authors consider two quantum clocks moving in curved spacetime and formulate the probability distribution that relates their proper times, allowing them to explore quantum time dilation.