On Jan 26, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Mark Iverson wrote:
I don't think anyone mentioned this article, and since its
fundamental to QM, as well as to much of the hypothesizing going on
around here, I think its worthwhile to take time to read it:
Which-way detector unlocks some mystery of the double-slit experiment
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-01-which-way-detector-mystery-
double-slit.html
"With a filter over the right slit, electrons are more likely to
undergo inelastic scattering and act like a spherical wave.
Electrons passing through an uncovered slit are more likely to
undergo elastic scattering and act like a cylindrical wave."
One of the scientists involved with this series of experiments is
at the U of Bologna...
-Mark
Thanks for posting this. This is excellent confirmation of the
waveform collapse interpretation of QM. The reality of this view is
essential to various theories I have proposed. I describe the
wavefunction collapse view in my 1996 article "THE BOSE CONDENSATE
HYPOTHESIS OF COLD FUSION":
http://mtaonline.net/~hheffner/BoseHyp.pdf
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It seems that the Weiman-Cornell experiment, supported by the
Pritchard slit experiments, clearly demonstrates the reality of the
wave nature of matter. Perhaps it is the only form of matter. The
particle nature of matter might be explained strictly by wave
function collapse, which is not a characteristic of ordinary waves,
but clearly is a characteristic of quantum waveforms. For example,
looking at the photoelectric effect, suppose a huge photon waveform
from a distant star impacts via it's own random selection process at
a particular point on a metal surface, ejecting an electron, why do
we have to say the photon is a particle at the point of the electron
ejection? It could just as easily be considered (called) a collapsed
photon waveform as it could be considered a particle. A waveform
collapse consists of an instantaneous change in wave form center and
distribution. Such a collapse also clearly accounts for tunneling
effects as well. Where is the need for a particle model at all?
If matter is totally wave like, it seems inescapable that charge must
be therefore be distributed in the waveform, as there exists no point
to carry it. This has the benefit, as Richard Feynman pointed out, of
conservation of energy, because a point charge could generate an
infinitely intense field, as you approach the point, requiring an
infinite amount of energy to create the field.
Wave function collapse occurs probabilistically on the relative
approach of two or more quantum waveforms. One quantum waveform can
collapse to the location of the other. If two overlapped, i.e.
relatively to each other slow, waveforms in a Bose condensate are
penetrated by a high velocity waveform, a condensation can occur.
Also,a kind of paradox occurs. All motion is relative. Assume the
condensate is two protons, and the high velocity waveform is an
electron. From the point of view of the proton condensate, the
wavelength (size) of the electron is small. From the point of view of
the electron, though, the condensate must be very small, and more
importantly, since the waveforms of the proton condensate are phase
locked and colocated, the condensate must appear located in a small
volume. Thus, if there is an interaction, it would seem there would
be a high probability that the interaction would be a 3 body
interaction. That is to say the phase locking tendency of a
condensate would greatly change waveform co-location probabilities.
Given two protons jammed into a lattice site, the Schroedinger
Equation predicts that they will be instantaneously found in opposing
locations within the site. However, should they form a Bose
condensate, it is logical that their locations would appear to be the
same to a fast moving particle.
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This is one reason I suggested particle emitters in the lattice,
cosmic rays, etc., can be key to initiating cold fusion.
Wave function collapse is also a key underlying concept for deflation
fusion. From:
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/CFnuclearReactions.pdf
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The deflated state may not be a true "state" at all in the
conventional sense. It is merely easy to conceptualize in that
fashion. Quantum wavefunctions only speak of potentialities for
existence with associated probabilities, not necessarily true
existence. In the lattice the deflated state is a dual state with the
orbital state. It merely has some probability of being observed upon
wave function collapse. There may even be no observable velocity or
duration for change of state. The same might be said for the fusing
of the nuclei. Prior to the fusion, the possibility of the fusion may
only be a potentiality that manifests with some probability. The wave
function collapse itself is clearly theoretically likely to be able
to appear to exceed the speed of light, because the quantum wave
function of a particle theoretically extends to infinity. The
particles involved are already “there” with some probability. Only
the effects of the collapse, such as changes in the Coulomb field,
necessarily expand at light speed or less. If the lattice constant is
3.89 x 10-10 m, as it is for Pd at room temperature, then time for
information that the nucleus charge is diminished travels to an
adjacent site in time τ given by:
τ = (3.89 x 10-10 m)/c = 1.3x10-18 s = 1.3 attoseconds
Lattice constants below 3 Å result in τ less than an attosecond. The
lattice constant of the chosen lattice material is thus critical to
permitting enough time for incoming hydrogen to react to the target
hydrogen as masked.
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In other words, the real existence of wavefunction collapse, and the
understanding wavefunction collapse, are key to understanding all
aspects cold fusion.
It is especially important to note that entangled even very weakly
bound ensembles, be they two extremely weekly (hundredths of an eV)
bound electron pairs in superconductors, a proton ensemble consisting
of color force bound quarks and messenger particles, or even a strong
force bound proton and neutron in the form of the deuteron, tunnel as
an ensemble. Their joint waveform is capable of joint collapse with
another waveform to a point, including a relocation of their center
of mass and center of charge to that point. How small is that
point? I expect it could, momentarily, be as small as string theory
predicts particles to be, which is very very small. The size of
collapsed wavefunctions, and the uncertainty driven mechanism of the
re-expansion of their wavelengths, de Broglie wavelengths in effect,
are key to understanding deflation fusion.
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
