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Einstein’s photon box revisited

Published:2022-07-21 Issue:7 Volume:61 Page:
ISSN:1572-9575
Container-title:International Journal of Theoretical Physics
language:en
Short-container-title:Int J Theor Phys

Author:

Schmidt Heinz-Jürgen

Abstract

AbstractWe present a reformulation of Bohr’s analysis of Einstein’s thought experiment with the photon box, which hopefully settles some unclear issues. The box is weighed by two position measurements, the first immediately before the emission of the photon and the second after a quarter period of oscillation of the box, or alternatively after a half period. These times are precisely defined with respect to the moving clock installed in the box, but vary statistically when measured with a stationary clock outside the box, due to gravitational time dilation in accordance with Bohr’s original idea. Moreover, we will discuss two other proposals to solve the apparent inconsistency without invoking the theory of general relativity.

Funder

Universität Osnabrück

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous),General Mathematics

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10773-022-05154-2.pdf

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