# A macroscopic clock model to solve the paradox of Schrödinger’s cat

## TL;DR

The paper proposes using a macroscopic clock to detect photon emission from an atom, addressing the Schrödinger’s cat paradox.

## Contribution

A novel macroscopic clock model is introduced to explore the Schrödinger’s cat paradox through photon emission detection.

## Key findings

- The measurement outcome depends on the clock's accuracy relative to the photon's energy range width.
- The model provides implications for resolving the Schrödinger’s cat paradox.
- The viability of using macroscopic clocks in quantum measurements is discussed.

## Abstract

We propose detecting the moment an atom emits a photon by means of a nearly classical macroscopic clock and discuss its viability. It is shown that what happens in such a measurement depends on the relation between the clock’s accuracy and the width of the energy range available to the photon. Implications of the analysis for the long standing Schrödinger’s cat problem are reported.