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Journal of Modern Physics

Revisiting the Half Quanta and Defining Quantum Step Mechanics

Jean-Paul Auffray, Mohamed Saladin El Naschie

Published Jan 1, 2016• 1 citation
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Abstract

In a recent publication in this journal one of us introduced the concept of “half quanta” and used it to provide a new insight into the origin and nature of the presence of dark energy in the cosmos. We investigate in the present note the possibility that, in spite of this success, the concept of half quanta should be regarded to be an illegitimate intruder in the realm of modern Quantum Physics.

DOI
10.4236/jmp.2016.714172

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