A Proposed Experimental Test of Quantum Theory using the Techniques of Atom Optics

2014/11/03 by Peter J. Riggs, Riggs, Peter J.
Physics and Astronomy · Computer Science · #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum Information and Cryptography

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1411.0464

Abstract

It may be possible to empirically discriminate between the predictions of Orthodox Quantum Theory and the deBroglie-Bohm Theory of Quantum Mechanics. An experiment using the measurement methods of Atom Optics is suggested in which an atom trap having evanescent light mirrors in front of each of its walls is used to determine whether trapped atoms are in motion inside the trap. An absence of detected motion would be contrary to the prediction of Orthodox Quantum Theory and would support the deBroglie-Bohm Theory.

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