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Reverse quantum speed limit and minimum Hilbert space norm

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

E-mail Address: markallenrubin@yahoo.com

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217732322500298Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

The reverse quantum speed limit (RQSL) gives an upper limit to the time for evolution between initial and final quantum states. We show that, in conjunction with the existence of a minimum time scale, the RQSL implies a lower limit to the norm of the change in a quantum state, and confirm that this limit is satisfied in two-state and ideal-measurement models. Such a lower limit is of relevance for interpretational issues in probability and for understanding the meaning of probability in Everett quantum theory.

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