Citation
Mp. Silverman et al., Tests of alpha-, beta-, and electron capture decays for randomness, PHYS LETT A, 262(4-5), 1999, pp. 265-273
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
03759601
→ ACNP
Volume
262
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1999
Pages
265 - 273
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(19991108)262:4-5<265:TOABAE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Long temporal sequences of decays from three distinct quantum processes (be
ta decay, electron capture decay, and alpha decay) were tested for randomne
ss of permutational arrangement in time. The results comprehensively suppor
t the proposition that the spontaneous decay of an unstable quantum system
is a random occurrence unaffected by past history. (C) 1999 Elsevier Scienc
e B.V. All rights reserved.