On Conservation Laws in Quantum Mechanics

Authors

Yakir Aharonov, Chapman UniversityFollow
Sandu Popescu, University of Bristol
Daniel Rohrlich, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-5-2021

Abstract

Conservation laws are one of the most important aspects of nature. As such, they have been intensively studied and extensively applied, and are considered to be perfectly well established. We, however, raise fundamental question about the very meaning of conservation laws in quantum mechanics. We argue that, although the standard way in which conservation laws are defined in quantum mechanics is perfectly valid as far as it goes, it misses essential features of nature and has to be revisited and extended.

Comments

This article was originally published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 118, issue 1, in 2021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921529118

Recommended Citation

Y. Aharonov, S. Popescu, D. Rohrlich, On conservation laws in quantum mechanics. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 118, e1921529118 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1921529118

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