TL;DR
This paper introduces a nonlocal extension to special relativity that addresses limitations of the locality hypothesis, especially in the context of wave-particle duality, proposing a more comprehensive framework for accelerated observers.
Contribution
It presents a novel nonlocal theory of accelerated systems that generalizes standard special relativity by relaxing the locality assumption.
Findings
Nonlocal theory reduces to standard relativity at small accelerations.
Highlights conflicts between locality and wave-particle duality.
Outlines key consequences of nonlocal special relativity.
Abstract
In the special theory of relativity, Lorentz invariance is extended in Minkowski spacetime from ideal inertial observers to actual observers by means of the hypothesis of locality, which postulates that accelerated observers are always pointwise inertial. A critical examination of the locality assumption reveals its domain of validity: it is true for pointwise coincidences, but is in conflict with wave-particle duality. To remedy this situation, a nonlocal theory of accelerated systems is presented that reduces to the standard theory in the limit of small accelerations. Some of the main consequences of nonlocal special relativity are briefly outlined.
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