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Journal of Physics Conference Series

The quantization of the Higgs’ condensate implies the falsification of quantum mechanics: the two-slit diffraction experiment

Jiří Souček

Published Apr 1, 2019• 0 citations
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Abstract

Using two reasonable "physical" hypotheses we obtain that quantum mechanics (QM) can be false on short distances. We propose also the corresponding two-slit diffraction experiment which can empirically prove the falsity of QM.
DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/1194/1/012101

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