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Two versions of the GRW “hitting” model for explicit wavefunction collapse, which are consistent with preserving the symmetry of the wavefunction, are considered. The predictions of the models for excitation of bound systems are calculated and compared with experiment and with the predictions of other similar models. It is shown that our preferred model strongly supports the idea that collapse, if it occurs, has gravitational origin.
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Dove, C., Squires, E.J. Symmetric versions of explicit wavefunction collapse models. Found Phys 25, 1267–1282 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055332
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