Published May 4, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

Quantum interference with macroscopic objects

  • 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.

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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

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