We can predict decay process as sqrt(1-exp(-t/T))|1> + sqrt(exp(-t/T))|0> | Hacker News

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GoblinSlayer 32 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Computation as a universal and fundamental concept

We can predict decay process as

sqrt(1-exp(-t/T))|1> + sqrt(exp(-t/T))|0>

RandomLensman 32 days ago [–]

If I were to give you ten atoms of Po210, could you tell me which one will be next to turn into Pb206. What's your algorithm to do that?

GoblinSlayer 31 days ago | [–]

My algorithm is at least to not predict it as not what it is. All ten atoms decay according to the formula above.

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