Despite the astonishing successes of quantum mechanics, due to some fundamental problems such as the measurement problem and quantum arrival time problem, the predictions of the theory are in some cases not quite clear and unique. Especially, there are various predictions for the joint spatiotemporal distribution of particle detection events on a screen, which are derived from different formulations and interpretations of the quantum theory.
Although the differences are typically small, our studies show that these predictions can be experimentally distinguished by an unconventional double-slit configuration, which is realizable using present-day single-atom interferometry.
Despite the astonishing successes of quantum mechanics, due to some fundamental problems such as the measurement problem and quantum arrival time problem, the predictions of the theory are in some cases not quite clear and unique. Especially, there are various predictions for the joint spatiotemporal distribution of particle detection events on a screen, which are derived from different formulations and interpretations of the quantum theory. Although the differences are typically small, our studies show that these predictions can be experimentally distinguished by an unconventional double-slit configuration, which is realizable using present-day single-atom interferometry.
Recent researches suggest an analogy between the theory of general relativity (GR) and fluid dynamics. As a result of this analogy, the Navier-Stokes equations and Einstein field equations are the same, and it is possible to study the properties of space-time by using fluid mechanics. In this paper, we present a new model to describe gravitational phenomena by an inviscid and compressible fluid called space-time fluid (STF). The analogy method is used to obtain the gravity field of both static and rotating masses from the flow field of STF around static and rotating point sink. In addition, event horizons and the ergosphere of stationary black holes are defined based on our STF model. Then, we compare hydrodynamic forces exerted on a test particle with gravitational forces in the gravitoelectromagnetic approximation of the GR. As a natural consequence, it is shown that inertial and gravitational masses are equivalent in this analogy. Finally, using the aspect of fluid dynamics, the Mach's principle, weak equivalence principle, and information discontinuity on the event horizon are discussed.
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