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A test of the continuous spontaneous localization model involving two particles

Quantum Physics 2014-11-27 v2

Abstract

We describe a previously unexplored effect of the continuous spontaneous localization model whereby a correlation develops in the distributions of two nearby non-interacting particles following a period of diffusion. We propose the use of this effect as an experimental test differentiating between the continuous spontaneous localization model and standard quantum theory. The test involves building a joint probability distribution for the locations of the two particles by repeatedly releasing them from two nearby traps and subsequently measuring their positions after a brief period of time. We examine the scales of time, trap size, and particle mass necessary for observation.

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@article{arxiv.1310.0633,
  title  = {A test of the continuous spontaneous localization model involving two particles},
  author = {Daniel Bedingham},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.0633},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

3 pages, 1 figure. This paper has been withdrawn since it has been incorporated into arXiv:1411.6921

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