The enigma of 114Cd. A classical case of ambiguities in quantum mechanical state mixing

Authors :: Ani Aprahamian
N. V. Zamfir
W.-T. Chou
J. Jolie
R. F. Casten
H.G. Börner
D. S. Brenner
Source :: Physics Letters B. 297:19-24
Publication Year :: 1992
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 1992.
Abstract: Lifetime measurements of levels near 2 MeV in 114 Cd give quantitative evidence for collective 3-phonon vibrational states. An analysis of the level scheme reveals a remarkable ambiguity with origins in the basic properties of quantum mechanical mixing.

Subjects :: Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Open quantum system
Quantization (physics)
Quantum discord
Quantum dynamics
Quantum mechanics
Quantum process
Quantum dissipation
Quantum statistical mechanics
Quantum

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