Published May 4, 2010
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Journal article
Quantum interference with macroscopic objects
Creators
- 1. Institute for Advanced Simulation, Juelich Supercomputing Centre, Research Centre Juelich, D-52425 Juelich (Germany)
- 2. Department of Applied Physics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747 AG Groningen (Netherlands)
Description
We demonstrate that an interference pattern is not only characteristic for a wave (packet) but that it can also be build up by many particles arriving one by one at a detector without direct information exchange between the particles. We also demonstrate that full which-path information does not necessarily rule out interference effects. We illustrate this by an interference circuit for people. Our results prove that it is possible to give a particle-only description of single-particle interference experiments without first solving a wave equation.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.3431501;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 1232
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 27-32
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPCS
Conference
- Title
- 5. ICMM (International Centre for Mathematical Modelling in Physics) conference on quantum theory: Reconsideration of foundations
- Acronym
- QTRF5
- Dates
- 14-18 Jun 2009
- Place
- Vaexjoe (Sweden)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41099546
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- INTERFERENCE; INTERFEROMETRY; QUANTUM INFORMATION; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE PACKETS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; INFORMATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics