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The Original Schrödinger's Cat Revisited: Schrödinger's Quantity

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: Originally introduced in Schrödinger's Cat as “a tiny amount,” we generalize this concept and introduce Schrödinger's quantity, a measure of radioactivity from the beginning to the first decay occurrence, or the starting point of radioactive decay. Schrödinger's quantity describes the radioactivity of a given radioactive isotope by the amount, or number of atoms, corresponding to a one-half probability that a decay occurs during one half of the isotope's half-life, whereas half-life measures radioactivity from the beginning to the midpoint of radioactive decay.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22100034

Author: Zhang, Dong

Language: English

Topic: Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques

Subfield: Radiation

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7204158631

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