How fast is a quantum jump?

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2020.126880zbMATH Open1448.81447arXiv2009.02426OpenAlexW3083528948MaRDI QIDQ2212968FDOQ2212968

Authors: L. De La Peña, A. M. Cetto, A. Valdés-Hernández 

Publication date: 27 November 2020

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A proposal is put forward for an estimate of the duration of a transition between atomic states. The proposal rests on the consideration that a resonance of the atomic electron with modes of the zero-point radiation field of Compton's frequency is at the core of the phenomenon. The theoretical result, given essentially by the expression (alphaomega_{C})^{-1}, where alpha is the fine structure constant and omega_{C} the Compton angular frequency for the electron, lies well within the range of the recently experimentally estimated values of the order of attoseconds (10^{-18} s).

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.02426

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zbMATH Keywords

stochastic electrodynamicsZitterbewegungzero-point fieldatomic transitionjumping time

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Tunneling in quantum theory (81U26)

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• The emerging quantum. The physics behind quantum mechanics
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• Role of the electromagnetic vacuum in the transition from classical to quantum mechanics

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