Mechanism for Spontaneous Time Reparametrization Symmetry Breaking in Canonical Gravity as Origin of Quantum Energy Measurement Processes
Abstract
We propose a mechanism for system-induced spontaneous time reparametrization symmetry breaking in canonical gravity. We consider a model of extended canonical gravity, based on Sen's spinorial expression of the spatial-diffeomorphism-gauge independent part of the shift vector, with one additional long-range self-interacting massive spin-$1/2$ particle whose spin is coupled to Sen's spinor in the Hamiltonian. This additional particle plays the role of creating the system-induced time reparametrization invariant potential. We use this potential to break time reparametrization symmetry spontaneously. We identify the symmetry breaking with the origin of the quantum energy measurement processes in the ensemble interpretation of quantum mechanics. Our theory uses a novel interpretation of quantum mechanics with respect to quantum mechanical position uncertainties of particles. The spatial-diffeomorphism-gauge independent part of the shift vector is attributed to this novel interpretation of quantum mechanics.
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