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A Non-Relativistic Argument against Continuous Trajectories of Particles
Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
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Journal of Quantum Information Science·Volume 12 (2022)·Pages 29–36·Published 10 June 2022·DOI10.4236/jqis.2022.122004
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Abstract
A thought-experiment is described and the probability of a particular type of results is predicted according to the quantum formalism. Then, the assumption is made that there exists a particle that travels from the source to one of the detectors, along a continuous trajectory. A contradiction appears: for agreeing with the quantum prediction, the particle has to land at once on two space-separated detectors. Therefore, the trajectory of the particle—if it exists—cannot be continuous.
KeywordsQuantum Formalismde Broglie-BohmParticle3-WavesJoint DetectionThree-Particle Interference
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