Lindblad Decoherence in Atomic Clocks

TL;DR

This paper explores how the high precision of atomic clocks can be used to detect potential deviations from standard quantum mechanics modeled by the Lindblad equation.

Contribution

It proposes a method to identify Lindblad-type corrections to quantum mechanics using atomic clock measurements.

Findings

Potential to detect Lindblad decoherence effects with atomic clocks

Provides a theoretical framework for experimental tests

Highlights the sensitivity of atomic clocks to fundamental physics

Abstract

It is shown how possible corrections to ordinary quantum mechanics described by the Lindblad equation might be detected by exploiting the great precision of atomic clocks.