Definition: A quantum state transition of a set of particles (including the possibility of a single particle) that does not evolve according to Schrödinger’s equation is defined as an internon transition.
Definition: An internon is a particle set for which:
- There is at least one internon transition of the particle set.
- For any particle in the set there exists an internon transition for which the initial and final states of that particle are different. In simpler terms, all particles in the set are part of the internon.
Definition: If the creation or annihilation of the particle set itself constitutes the particles’ only internon transition, the internon is termed trivial.
Definition: If a particle set evolves according to Schrödinger’s equation, it is termed a uniton.
Examples of predictions of internon theory, subject to experimental confirmation:
- Two particle sets that are separated by a sufficiently large distance (the distance is a predicted parameter in internon theory) cannot form a single internon. They could potentially form either two separate internons, two separate unitons, or for which one set is an internon and the other set is a uniton.
- If a particle set is not an internon, it is a uniton.
- A single free electron in a constant potential is a trivial internon
- Systems of many electrons have not yet been evaluated
- A single photon is a uniton
- Systems of many photons have not yet been evaluated
- This may extend to all gauge bosons
- Internon transitions begin to occur in the mesoscopic regime.
These examples will be further justified later as we continue to document the theory. For now, they are simply meant as illustrations or examples to aid in comprehending the basic definitions in internon theory.