Breit-Wigner distribution, quantum beats and GSI Anomaly

TL;DR

This paper explains the GSI anomaly by demonstrating that quantum beats, arising from a superposition of two Breit-Wigner distributions, can account for the observed decay time anomaly in unstable quantum systems.

Contribution

It introduces a model where quantum beats from a superposition of Breit-Wigner distributions explain the GSI anomaly, linking decay distributions to experimental observations.

Findings

Quantum beats can be derived from superposing two Breit-Wigner distributions.

The modified distribution explains the GSI time anomaly.

Two energy levels of the decaying ion cause observable quantum beats.

Abstract

The relationship between Breit-Wigner distribution as an underlying basis for decaying unstable quantum systems and GSI experiment (anomaly) has not been addressed properly in the literatures. We show that quantum beats can be obtained using a superposition of two Breit-Wigner distributions. This modified distribution can explain the GSI time anomaly with quantum beats resulting from the existence of two energy levels of the decaying ion.