A No-Go Theorem for Matter-wave Interferometry with Application to the Neutron’s Electric-dipole Moment
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A theorem that relies only on the unitary property of the Schroedinger equation and not upon any classical or semi-classical approximation negates some, but not all, suggestions that have been made for measuring the neutron’s electric-dipole moment by interferometry. PACS: 03.75.-g 14.20.Dh E-mail: [email protected] 1
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تاریخ انتشار 1999