Spontaneous magnetism after a 'remote' quench: a proposal to test Copenhagen interpretation
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Wu, Jianda; Ding, Wenxin
- Source
- Subject
- Quantum Physics
- Language
A change of quantum states for a quantum particle may lead to a change of physical field it exerts to the environment. We discuss such Gedankenexperiment for measuring the magnetic dipole fields associated with the electronic spins. When entangled, electrons are no longer free Dirac electrons but become an excited state in a quantum-electrodynamics sense. A measurement of magnetism associated with entanglement-collapse of electrons becomes a test for Copenhagen interpretation in the reign of quantum-electrodynamics. This proposal is equally applicable to other particles and their associated fields and interactions, such as neutrons and the electroweak force.
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