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As I mentioned elsewhere, some months ago there was report that the time that an electron takes to jump from one shell to another was measured for the first ti
by hilbert42 6y ago
As I mentioned elsewhere, some months ago there was report that the time that an electron takes to jump from one shell to another was measured for the first time. If true, then it seems to me this changes things. When I was leaning physics I was told that this was either infinitely fast or indeterminate (in keeping with QM).
By this account, same would go for tunnelling I'd reckon (that's just my extrapolation from that report).
We'll just have to wait and see whether it's fact or not.
- hilbert42 6y agoJust found hese references, they may help: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/scientists-catch-a-quantum-jump-as-it-happens https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/scientists-cat... http://qulab.eng.yale.edu/documents/papers/zlatko_paper.pdf http://qulab.eng.yale.edu/documents/papers/zlatko_paper.pdf
- andreareina 6y agophysics. SE disagrees with the popular media on the interpretation on the quantum jump result: https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/484675/does-the-new-finding-on-reversing-a-quantum-jump-mid-flight-rule-out-any-inter https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/484675/does-the-...
- hilbert42 6y agoHa, not a bit surprised. If every one agreed or did so quickly, then it would violate fundamental principles of the Quantum Disagreement Theory. ;-)