Could Spontaneous Transitions be Spontaneous?

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dc.creatorBerg, Bernd A.
dc.date1996-09-02
dc.date1998-07-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:00:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:00:50Z
dc.descriptionIt is considered to re-formulate quantum theory as it appears: A theory of continuous and causal time evolution, interrupted by discontinuous and stochastic jumps. To develop the (missing) theory of jumps a heuristic-phenomenological approach is suggested. Relying on a global reduction process, a hypothesis is introduced postulating spontaneous collapse of superpositions of states which describe spontaneous absorption or emission. The collapse probability determines a mean collapse time $τ^c = b \hbar / \triangle E$, where $b$ is a dimensionless constant and $\triangle E$ is the difference in energy distribution between alternative branches. Ramsey atomic beam spectroscopy yields a lower bound on $b$ and avalanche photodiodes give an upper bound, such that $1.35\cdot 10^{11} < b < 3.8\cdot 10^{21}$. Ample opportunities for experimental improvements exist.
dc.descriptionVersion 3. Many minor revisons of version 2. Version 2 contained major revisions. 15 pages latex and 1 postscript figure in one file, uuencoded Z-compressed .tar file created by uufiles
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9609232
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9609232
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/148127
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAtomic Physics
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleCould Spontaneous Transitions be Spontaneous?
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