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Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation

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Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jamc.2020.12.013

A Metastable Model for Quantum Superposition

Abraham Boyarsky 1,* , Paweł Góra 1 , Zhenyang Li 2

1 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8, Canada.

2 Department of Mathematics, Honghe University, Mengzi, Yunnan 661100, China.

*Corresponding author: Abraham Boyarsky

Published: December 15,2020

Abstract

Quantum superposition is often observed as a two peaked probability density function. From this the conclusion is drawn that the quantum particle exists in two places at once. In this note, we present a metastable dynamical systems model which displays a two peaked probability density function but is generated by a process that is in one place at a time. Thus, whenever a measurement is taken, the particle is found where it happens to be at that moment.

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How to cite this paper

A Metastable Model for Quantum Superposition

How to cite this paper: Abraham Boyarsky, Paweł Góra, Zhenyang Li. (2020) A Metastable Model for Quantum Superposition. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, 4(4), 224-229.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jamc.2020.12.013