Time-energy uncertainty does not create particles

Roberts, BW; Butterfield, J

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Roberts, BW

Butterfield, J

Publication Date

2020-10-01

Journal Title

Journal of Physics: Conference Series

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1742-6588

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IOP Publishing

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1638

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Roberts, B., & Butterfield, J. (2020). Time-energy uncertainty does not create particles. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1638 (1) https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1638/1/012005

Abstract

Abstract In this contribution in honour of Paul Busch, we criticise the claims of many expositions that the time-energy uncertainty principle allows both a violation of energy conservation and particle creation, provided that this happens for a sufficiently short time. But we agree that there are grains of truth in these claims: which we make precise and justify using perturbation theory.

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jpcs_1638_1_012005, j16381005

External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1638/1/012005

This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333790

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