The Relativistic Transactional Formulation of Quantum Theory

Abstract: I provide an overview of the transactional formulation of quantum theory, including its recently developed relativistic features. In this formulation, the basic field interaction is time symmetric, corresponding to virtual photons. This interaction is an unmediated, direct connection between charges, which challenges our usual preference for locality. However, the interaction can be elevated, via a form of temporal symmetry breaking, to the local, causal transfer of a real photon from an emitter to an absorber. This constitutes a microscopic basis for the emergence of an arrow of time. The model also yields a well-defined account of quantum measurement.

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QM Foundations & Nature of Time seminar

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