Interrupted fluorescence experiments, and hidden variables

A recent theory of interrupted fluorescence experiments does not make use of collapse, but recognises the orthogonality of different branches of the wavefunction resulting from differences in photon number. However this argument suggests that a single system may, for a substantial period of time, li...

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Published in:Physics letters. A 1993-10, Vol.181 (2), p.114-118
Main Authors: Home, D., Whitaker, M.A.B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classical and quantum physics: mechanics and fields
Exact sciences and technology
Foundations, theory of measurement, miscellaneous theories (including aharonov-bohm effect, bell inequalities, berry's phase)
Physics
Quantum mechanics
Semiclassical theories and applications
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Summary:A recent theory of interrupted fluorescence experiments does not make use of collapse, but recognises the orthogonality of different branches of the wavefunction resulting from differences in photon number. However this argument suggests that a single system may, for a substantial period of time, lie in one branch of its many-component wavefunction. It is suggested that hidden variables may help to clarify the situation.
ISSN:0375-9601
1873-2429
DOI:10.1016/0375-9601(93)90906-G