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Old 09-21-2006, 07:20 PM
evank15 evank15 is offline
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Default Re: Quantum Mechanics, Sklansky and God

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And how radioactive particles decay with a certain probability from this point forward regardless of how long they have gone without decaying.

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What do you mean be "how long they have gone without decaying"?

Alpha decay is based on specific quantum mechanical transmission probabilities. These probabilities are dependant on the fundamental properties of the specific atom. They cannot be changed.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're saying.
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