On the transient spatial localization model

Significant discrepancies relevant to helioseismology between experimental and theoretical photon absorption by plasmas remain unresolved. Interestingly, a new process called transient spatial localization (TSL), where the plasma perturbs the final states in photon ionization processes, ostensibly enhances cross-sections resolving the extant discrepancies. The TSL model, however, is shown to involve ad hoc formulas not derived from fundamental principles and systematic ap-proximations. In addition, a variant of the TSL model, which claimed to enhance electron collisional ionization, is inconsistent with the Schrodinger equation and fails to reproduce known results.

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Significant discrepancies between experimental and theoretical photon absorption in helioseismology have not been resolved. A new process called transient spatial localization (TSL) enhances cross-sections by perturbing the final states in photon ionization, addressing these discrepancies. However, the TSL model relies on ad hoc formulas and systematic approximations, rather than deriving from fundamental principles. Furthermore, a variant of the TSL model claiming to enhance electron collisional ionization is inconsistent with the Schrodinger equation and fails to reproduce known results.