We introduce and study a general notion of spatial localization on spacelike smooth Cauchy surfaces of quantum systems in Minkowski spacetime. The notion is constructed in terms of a coherent family of normalized POVMs, one for each said Cauchy surface. We prove that a family of POVMs of this type automatically satisfies a causality condition which generalizes Castrigiano’s one and implies it when restricting to flat spacelike Cauchy surfaces. As a consequence, no conflict with Hegerfeldt’s theorem arises. We furthermore prove that such families of POVMs do exist for massive Klein–Gordon particles, since some of them are extensions of already known spatial localization observables. These are constructed out of positive definite kernels or are defined in terms of the stress–energy tensor operator. Some further features of these structures are investigated, in particular the relation with the triple of Newton–Wigner selfadjoint operators and a modified form of Heisenberg inequality in the rest 3-spaces of Minkowski reference frames.

Quantum particle localization observables on Cauchy surfaces of Minkowski spacetime and their causal properties / De Rosa, Carmine; Moretti, Valter. - In: LETTERS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0377-9017. - 2024, 114:3(2024), pp. 7201-7260. [10.1007/s11005-024-01817-9]

Quantum particle localization observables on Cauchy surfaces of Minkowski spacetime and their causal properties

De Rosa, Carmine;Moretti, Valter
2024-01-01

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We introduce and study a general notion of spatial localization on spacelike smooth Cauchy surfaces of quantum systems in Minkowski spacetime. The notion is constructed in terms of a coherent family of normalized POVMs, one for each said Cauchy surface. We prove that a family of POVMs of this type automatically satisfies a causality condition which generalizes Castrigiano’s one and implies it when restricting to flat spacelike Cauchy surfaces. As a consequence, no conflict with Hegerfeldt’s theorem arises. We furthermore prove that such families of POVMs do exist for massive Klein–Gordon particles, since some of them are extensions of already known spatial localization observables. These are constructed out of positive definite kernels or are defined in terms of the stress–energy tensor operator. Some further features of these structures are investigated, in particular the relation with the triple of Newton–Wigner selfadjoint operators and a modified form of Heisenberg inequality in the rest 3-spaces of Minkowski reference frames.
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De Rosa, Carmine; Moretti, Valter
Quantum particle localization observables on Cauchy surfaces of Minkowski spacetime and their causal properties / De Rosa, Carmine; Moretti, Valter. - In: LETTERS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS. - ISSN 0377-9017. - 2024, 114:3(2024), pp. 7201-7260. [10.1007/s11005-024-01817-9]
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