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A model of quantum collapse induced by gravity

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We discuss a model where a spontaneous quantum collapse is induced by the gravitational interactions, treated classically. Its dynamics couples the standard wave function of a system with the Bohmian positions of its particles, which are considered as the only source of the gravitational attraction. The collapse is obtained by adding a small imaginary component to the gravitational coupling. It predicts extremely small perturbations of microscopic systems, but very fast collapse of QSMDS (quantum superpositions of macroscopically distinct quantum states) of a solid object, varying as the fifth power of its size. The model does not require adding any dimensional constant to those of standard physics.

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Laloë, F. A model of quantum collapse induced by gravity. Eur. Phys. J. D 74, 25 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2019-100434-1

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