On the existence of the "classical trajectories" of atoms in the Stern-Gerlach experiment

Dugic, M.; Arsenijevic, M.; Jeknic-Dugic, J.

On the existence of the "classical trajectories" of atoms in the Stern-Gerlach experiment

Authors

Dugic, M.

Arsenijevic, M.

Jeknic-Dugic, J.

Description

The widely accepted interpretation of the Stern-Gerlach experiment assumes the objective atomic trajectories (the "classical trajectories") in front of the screen. Following this interpretation, we perform an {\it ab initio} analysis of the experiment and conclude that the objective trajectories do not physically exist. The alternative to our conclusion is substantially to change the model of the experiment.
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