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ON THE VALIDITY OF THE EXPONENTIAL LAW FOR THE DECAY OF AN UNSTABLE PARTICLE

Journal Article · · Nuovo Cimento (Italy) Divided into Nuovo Cimento A and Nuovo Cimento B
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02726390· OSTI ID:4205738
The departure from the exponential decay law of an unstable particle is discussed, starting from an initial state which is a general superposition of eigenstates of the Hamiltonian. By utilizing the Lee model, it is shown that the asymptotic behavior and the magnitude of the additional terms are strongiy affected by the production mechanism. Although they can never vanish exactly, these terms can be made arbitrarily small by an appropriate preparation of the initial state. A possible generalization of this result is discussed. (auth)
Research Organization:
Universite, Paris
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-14-006874
OSTI ID:
4205738
Journal Information:
Nuovo Cimento (Italy) Divided into Nuovo Cimento A and Nuovo Cimento B, Journal Name: Nuovo Cimento (Italy) Divided into Nuovo Cimento A and Nuovo Cimento B Vol. Vol: (10) 14; ISSN NUCIA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English

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