Title of article :
Time: And time again
Author/Authors :
K.R. Chapin، نويسنده , , M.O. Scully، نويسنده , , M.S. Zubairy، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
The concept of time as it appears in quantum, classical, and statistical physics is revisited. By combining special relativity and time-independent quantum field theory, we obtain the time-dependent Schrödinger equation, but time, t, and position, r, are regarded as parameters, not operators. When examined from another point of view, an argument based on the photon wave function is developed in order to show that the time in quantum mechanics is the same as the time in Maxwellʹs equations. Finally, the issue of time is again addressed, but this time from the perspective of statistical time, i.e., time as derived from thermodynamics.
Keywords :
Statistical time , Entropy , Direction of time , TDSE , QHE , Micromaser
Journal title :
Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Journal title :
Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures