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Testing discrete quantum mechanics using neutron interferometry and the superposition principle—Agedanken experiment

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Using a neutron interferometer and the phase difference calculated from spatial discrete quantum mechanics, a test for discrete quantum theory may implemented by measuring the X spin polarization and its variation with position.

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  1. Department of Physics, North Adams State College, 01247, North Adams, Massachusetts

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Wolf, C. Testing discrete quantum mechanics using neutron interferometry and the superposition principle—Agedanken experiment. Found Phys 20, 133–137 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00732939

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