Transitions to the Continuum: Three Different Approaches |
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Authors: | M E Burgos |
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Institution: | (1) Departamento de Fisica, Universidad de Los Andes, La Hechicera, Merida, 5101, Venezuela |
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Abstract: | We present three different derivations of the transition probabilities to the continuum. It is shown that calculations, performed
as a direct application of the postulates of orthodox quantum mechanics (OQM), do not yield results consistent with experiments.
Traditional treatments are summarized and criticized. The relation of the transitions to the continuum with the traditional
quantum measurement problem is pointed out; we sum up and comment some contributions concerning this issue. It is shown that
an approach based on the notion of spontaneous projections yields expressions of the transition probabilities similar to those
obtained in the traditional way and new predictions which could be submitted to experimental tests. |
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Keywords: | Foundations of quantum mechanics Spontaneous projections Fermi’ s golden rule |
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