Time of Arrival from Bohmian Flow

We develop a new conception for the quantum mechanical arrival time distribution from the perspective of Bohmian mechanics. A detection probability for detectors sensitive to quite arbitrary spacetime domains is formulated. Basic positivity and monotonicity properties are established. We show that o...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Gebhard Gruebl, Rheinberger, Klaus
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 20.02.2002
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Quantum mechanics
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Summary:We develop a new conception for the quantum mechanical arrival time distribution from the perspective of Bohmian mechanics. A detection probability for detectors sensitive to quite arbitrary spacetime domains is formulated. Basic positivity and monotonicity properties are established. We show that our detection probability improves and generalises earlier proposals by Leavens and McKinnon. The difference between the two notions is illustrated through application to a free wave packet.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.0202084