Published August 1, 1994
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Journal article
There are no causality problems for Fermi's two-atom system
Creators
- 1. Science Institute, University of Iceland, Dunhaga 3, IS-107 Reykjavik (Iceland)
- 2. II. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, D-22761 Hamburg (Germany)
Description
A repeatedly discussed gedanken expeirment, proposed by Fermi to check Einstein causality, is reconsidered. It is shown that, contrary to a recent statement made by Hegerfeldt, there appears no causality paradox in a proper theoretical description of the experiment
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 73
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 613-616.
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 26002809
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; CAUSALITY; EXCITED STATES; EXPECTATION VALUE; GROUND STATES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY LEVELS; FIELD THEORIES