Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Noise
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A better understanding of quantum noise is increasingly important as the practical uses of coherent quantum devices become more widespread. For example one question that is currently a focus of attention is whether the 1/f quantum noise in Josephson junction circuits is a fundamental property of any device with quantum coherence or simply a reflection of mundane surface defects. In this talk, Chapline introduces the Zitterbewegung phenomena in relativistic quantum mechanics as an example of quantum noise that might be regarded as 鈥渇undamental鈥�. He then illustrates using path integral quantization of the Bogoliubov dispersion relation why an analogous source of noise might be present in any practical device with quantum coherence.