Ideal clocks - A convenient fiction

Lorek, Krzysztof; Louko, Jorma; Dragan, Andrzej

Abstract

© 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd. We show that no device built according to the rules of quantum field theory can measure proper time along its path. Highly accelerated quantum clocks experience the Unruh effect, which inevitably influences their time rate. This contradicts the concept of an ideal clock, whose rate should only depend on the instantaneous velocity.

Citation

Lorek, K., Louko, J., & Dragan, A. (2015). Ideal clocks - A convenient fiction. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 32(17), Article 175003. https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/17/175003

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 3, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 4, 2015
• Publication Date: Sep 10, 2015
• Deposit Date: Oct 18, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 18, 2018
• Journal: Classical and Quantum Gravity
• Print ISSN: 0264-9381
• Electronic ISSN: 1361-6382
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 17
• Article Number: 175003
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/32/17/175003
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1174476
• Additional Information: Journal title: Classical and Quantum Gravity; Article type: paper; Article title: Ideal clocks—a convenient fiction; Copyright information: © 2015 IOP Publishing Ltd; Date received: 2015-03-24; Date accepted: 2015-07-03; Online publication date: 2015-08-04