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arXiv:0801.1163

On the possible wave-packet collapse induced by topological disconnectivity and experimental suggestions

Hongwei Xiong

Published Jan 8, 2008• 1 citation
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility of a wave-packet collapse induced by topological disconnectivity, based on the discussions of the wave-corpuscle duality. Several experimental suggestions are proposed to test this sort of wave-packet collapse based on quantum interference.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.0801.1163

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