Virtual Transitions

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Virtual Transitions

in quantum theory, transitions of a physical microsystem from one state to another; they are associated with the formation or annihilation of virtual particles—that is, particles that exist only in intermediate states (virtual states), which have a short lifetime.

G. IA. MIAKISHEV

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The only difference between an [S.sup.*]PR net and its constructed net is the virtual transitions and virtual places that are inserted by Algorithm 2.

By the Step 2.1 of Algorithm 2, pairs of virtual transitions and places should be inserted at the rear of each branch of choice places; in other words, {T[V.sub.1], [P.sub.1][R.sub.1][V.sub.1]}, {T[V.sub.2][P.sub.1][R.sub.1] [V.sub.2]}, {T[V.sub.3], [P.sub.1][R.sub.2][V.sub.1]}, {T[V.sub.4], [P.sub.1][R.sub.2][V.sub.2]}, {T[V.sub.5], [P.sub.2][R.sub.2][V.sub.1]}, and {T[V.sub.6], [P.sub.2][R.sub.2][V.sub.2]} are inserted.

For all p [member of] P, t [member of] [p.sup.*], a pair of virtual place and virtual transition {[p.sub.v], [t.sub.v]} is inserted into (p, t) as follows:

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