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Non-Sequential Behavior of the Wave Function

Quantum Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

An experiment is presented in which the alleged progression of a photon's wave function is ``measured'' by a row of superposed atoms. The photon's wave function affects only one out of the atoms, regardless of its position within the row, thereby manifesting not only non-local but also non-sequential characteristics. It also turns out that, out of n atoms, each one has a probability which is higher than the normal 1/n to be the single affected one.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0102109,
  title  = {Non-Sequential Behavior of the Wave Function},
  author = {Shahar Dolev and Avshalom C. Elitzur},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0102109},
  year   = {2007}
}

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4 pages, 2 figs, RevTeX 4b5