Published April 3, 2006
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Journal article
Observability of the arrival time distribution using spin-rotator as a quantum clock
- 1. Department of Physics, Bose Institute, Calcutta 700009 (India)
- 2. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Calcutta 700098 (India)
Description
An experimentally realizable scheme is formulated which can test any postulated quantum mechanical approach for calculating the arrival time distribution. This is specifically illustrated by using the modulus of the probability current density for calculating the arrival/transit time distribution of spin-1/2 neutral particles at the exit point of a spin-rotator (SR) which contains a constant magnetic field. Such a calculated time distribution is then used for evaluating the distribution of spin orientations along different directions for these particles emerging from the SR. Based on this, the result of spin measurement along any arbitrary direction for such an ensemble is predicted
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physleta.2005.12.002;
- arXiv
- arXiv:quant-ph/0503102v2;
- PII
- S0375-9601(05)01817-7;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. A
- Journal Volume
- 352
- Journal Issue
- 4-5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 296-303
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
- CODEN
- PYLAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37068689
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CURRENT DENSITY; DISTRIBUTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRAL PARTICLES; PROBABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SPIN; SPIN ORIENTATION; TIME MEASUREMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; MECHANICS; ORIENTATION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.