Abstract

Motivated by the Generalized Uncertainty Principle, covariance, and a minimum measurable time, we propose a deformation of the Heisenberg algebra and show that this leads to corrections to all quantum mechanical systems. We also demonstrate that such a deformation implies a discrete spectrum for time. In other words, time behaves like a crystal. As an application of our formalism, we analyze the effect of such a deformation on the rate of spontaneous emission in a hydrogen atom.

Details

Title
Time crystals from minimum time uncertainty
Author
Faizal, Mir; Khalil, Mohammed M; Das, Saurya
Pages
1-6
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Jan 2016
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
14346044
e-ISSN
14346052
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1771070833
Copyright
SIF and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016