The block universe seem to be a necessary consequence of special relativity. Here all space-time is laid out. The notion of the flow of time is eliminated (not necessarily the notion of an arrow of time). Past, present and future are on equal footing. This seems to be at odds with quantum mechanics and its inherent element of probability where the outcome of an experiment is not predetermined. While it is well-known that general relativity and quantum mechanics are not unified, special relativity and quantum mechanics are merged nicely in quantum field theories such as QED. In those practical applications there seems to be no conflict. Does this conflict exist? I think an answer has a huge number of implications touching questions such as "is free will possible". But let's not get lost in too much philosophy. The basic question is about compatibility between the concept of the block universe and the usual interpretation(s) of quantum mechanics.
The total free will (to decide what you want to for a time instant in a future up to infinity) is impossible. The free will has a temporal horizon. Hitler wanted the war and took the Poland, but at the end he was not able to control the situation and was neutralized. We are lucky that the total free will does not exist! But we have to not worry about, this is a mania of omnipotence. Actually we always have the free will in our day life. The general relativity is a macroscopic approach model. The quantum one is microscopic. The only problem is not into the reality but in our minds:we do not still have the complete unified model (see discussion in the paper:" Can fluctuating quantum states acquire the classical behavior on large scale?".
Thanks for warning me as a German to be consumed as some of my forefathers by the mania of omnipotence. Today I see many other nations, their leaders, and people at risk to crossover to "the dark side". Now back to block universe where every evil that has been done is still as real as every evil and good that will be done.
It is not a problem of race but is a general one. There are many other examples: Attila, Gengiscan, hirohito etc. But what is important is that after thousands of years the humanity is still asking itself if he has the total free will or not. But the free will has a finite temporal estention and nobody has thought that perhaps a lower claim is still enough.
Yes Christian, the block universe is a necessary consequence of special relativity because of the lack of an absolute time scalar independent variable which is also requiered by the Schrödinger equation in QM. This lack of an absolute time leads to contradictions in RT like the so called sysmetrical clock paradox of Dingle. In my publication "Time-arrow and the clarification of the peculiar consequence noted by Einstein" I treat this matter in mathematical detail.
When George Ellis, one of the proponents of block universe was editor-in-chief of General relativity and gravitation, he allowed publication of my article "Periodic relativity: basic framework of the theory." Periodic relativity satisfies Einstein's field equations but does not use weak field approximation. This theory is based on the idea that time is strictly a periodic phenomenon. You can only compare one period of time with another and nothing more could be said about time. Smallest unit of time is the period of the wave and smallest unit of length is the wavelength. There is another article of mine which introduces spin in the Laplacian of the Schrodinger theory and gives exactly same energy levels for hydrogen spectra as that of Dirac theory. While general relativity and quantum mechanics cannot be unified, I have unified periodic relativity and the spin dependent modified Schrodinger wave mechanics. I have attached a link to this theory which generates the entire table of standard model particles from a single formula. Here the Hubble parameter is associated with the Planck frequency at Planck time.
In this theory free will is possible but not for individual consciousness. Individual consciousness is in bondage (of senses) and free will is not consistent with bondage. The free will possible for the collective consciousness which is a limitless unified field of consciousness without boundary, underlying the entire universe. This field is motionless and does not interact with anything that moves. Since it does not have any boundary, the numbers zero and infinity does not have any meaning here. Before the beginning of the creation, the geometry did not exist because geometry is a part of creation. Similarly, gravity or any other force did not exit but there was one force which did exist about which later. We will call this unified field the unmanifest. Nothing can destroy this unmanifest because it does not interact with anything. It has existed through eternity and will exist through eternity to come. The minds of all living creatures become conscious because of the presence of the unmanifest. As the one sun illumines the whole world even so does this unmanifest illumine all bodies, sentient and insentient. When for some reason a mind of a creature loses its ability to absorb the life from this unmanifest, it becomes unconscious. So the unmanifest is a concept which is much higher than the consciousness. This unmanifest has another property which is called the WILL which is of the nature of a force. This property is also observed in the living beings on a much smaller scale. It is this force of WILL that is the cause of the motion in the motionless unmanifest which the physicists call vacuum fluctuation. At Planck energy level these vacuum fluctuations generate very cold particle pairs called Savitons each particle having energy of the order 10^19 GeV. There are 10^62 saviton pairs generated simultaneously with in a very small sphere of size 10^(-14) meter and travelling at velocity of light. Each Saviton is like Grandfather photon which is massless kinetic energy. Each Saviton is of size 10^(-35) meter which is like a cold particle of consciousness. These particles make up such a powerful (cold) Laser that our world has not seen anything like this. Immediately after creation, these 10^(62) cold particles collide with each other and create an inferno which is the Big Bang followed by inflation.
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