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Testing Born's rule via photoionization of helium

Quantum Physics 2025-01-17 v1

Abstract

It is shown how state-of-the-art attosecond photoionization experiments can test Born's rule -- a postulate of quantum mechanics -- via the so-called Sorkin test. A simulation of the Sorkin test under consideration of typical experimental noise and data acquisition efficiencies infers an achievable measurement precision in the range of the best Sorkin tests to date. The implementation of further fundamental tests of quantum mechanics is discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2501.09438,
  title  = {Testing Born's rule via photoionization of helium},
  author = {Peter Robert Förderer and Andreas Buchleitner and David Busto and Christoph Dittel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.09438},
  year   = {2025}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures