The anomalous proton-neutron scattering cross-section measurements and the proposed theoretical explanations are reviewed,stressing the ongoing debate on their reliability and accuracy. A recent hypothesis, based on the possibility of fast environment-induceddecoherence effects in the scattering process, is reported in detail and carefully analyzed, pointing out some incorrect assumptions whichcan invalidate the model. Moreover, exploring the differences in neutron scattering from energy eigenstates, pure states and incoherentmixtures, we were also able to obtain a very general result that proves that no form of decoherence can be responsible for the observeddeep inelastic neutron scattering anomalies.
Deep inelastic neutron scattering anomalies and quantum decoherence in condensed matter
Colognesi D.
2007
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The anomalous proton-neutron scattering cross-section measurements and the proposed theoretical explanations are reviewed,stressing the ongoing debate on their reliability and accuracy. A recent hypothesis, based on the possibility of fast environment-induceddecoherence effects in the scattering process, is reported in detail and carefully analyzed, pointing out some incorrect assumptions whichcan invalidate the model. Moreover, exploring the differences in neutron scattering from energy eigenstates, pure states and incoherentmixtures, we were also able to obtain a very general result that proves that no form of decoherence can be responsible for the observeddeep inelastic neutron scattering anomalies.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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