Are atomic clocks slowing down? Possible connection between the quantum and the cosmos: A feasible experimental test of objective realism

Abstract

An alternative to the current accepted model of expanding universe is presented. The proposal is anchored in the objective realist, stochastic formulation of quantum mechanics wherein the Planck constant plays the role of a diffusion constant which need not be an universal constant for all epochs. This underlying noise is charecterised by a very high initial value of the Planck constant which gradually decreased over the epochs gone by, finally reaching its present value .It is this decrease in the strength of the Planck constant that causes a spectral red shift with the passage of time .The compatibility of this proposal with some cosmological data is shown.Feasible spectroscopic measurement of a specific spectral line frequency done over a period of a few years can decisively either validate or invalidate the proposal in a terrestrially bound experiment. This proposal predicts a slowing down of atomic clocks by nearly 2. 10^-18 s with respect to every preceding second. A positive experimental outcome will validate the objective realist basis of quantum physics as advocated by Einstein and many others.