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Phys. Rev. A 75, 042107 (2007) [5 pages]

Critical analysis of Popper’s experiment

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GianCarlo Ghirardi1,2,3,*, Luca Marinatto1,2,†, and Francesco de Stefano4,‡
1Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
2Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Trieste, Italy
3International Centre for Theoretical Physics “Abdus Salam,” Trieste, Italy
4Liceo Scientifico “G. Marinelli,” Udine, Italy

Received 5 December 2006; revised 26 February 2007; published 17 April 2007

An experiment which could decide against the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics has been proposed by K. Popper and, subsequently, it has been criticized by M. J. Collett and R. Loudon. Here we show that both the above-mentioned arguments are not correct because they are based on a misuse of basic quantum rules.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.75.042107
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.75.042107
PACS:
03.65.Ta, 03.65.Ud

*Electronic address: ghirardi@ts.infn.it

†Electronic address: marinatto@ts.infn.it

‡Electronic address: francesco.destefano@alice.it

 
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