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Spontaneous emission and partial detection of the emitted photon: a possible quantum-mechanical non-local effect

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Partial detection of the photons emitted by an ensemble of excited atoms can influence spontaneous decay. This surprising result appears to be of intrinsically quantum-mechanical, non-local nature.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Università, 67010, L'Aquila, Italia

    B. Crosignani & P. Di Porto

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Crosignani, B., Di Porto, P. Spontaneous emission and partial detection of the emitted photon: a possible quantum-mechanical non-local effect. Nuovo Cim B 109, 555–557 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02728397

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