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arXiv:quant-ph/9910123 · American Journal of Physics

Opposite momenta lead to opposite directions

Asher Peres

Published Nov 1, 2000• 10 citations
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Abstract

When a particle decays into two fragments, the wavefunctions of the latter are spherical shells with expanding radii. In spite of this spherical configuration, the two particles can be detected only in opposite directions.
DOI
10.1119/1.1285946

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