New tests of quantum mechanics with unstable nuclei
We propose and analyze two new tests of quantum mechanics that would probe the time evolution of unstable nuclei. The first is a search for a time-dependent nuclear magnetic moment in radioisotopes over several half-lives. The second is a novel application of the Mössbauer effect to search for a time-dependent nuclear transition frequency in a radioisotope over several half-lives. The complexity of non-perturbative quantum chromodynamics (QCD) makes unstable nuclei promising candidates for the observation of deviations from quantum mechanics.
Authors
- Mark G. Raizen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6908-8907)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics Letters B
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2025.139480
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.49