Quantum interference with macroscopic objects

被引:3
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作者
Michielsen, K. [1 ]
De Raedt, H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Forschungszentrum Julich, Julich Supercomp Ctr, Inst Adv Simulat, D-52425 Julich, Germany
关键词
Interference; particle-wave duality; computer simulation; EVENT-BASED SIMULATION; SLIT; INTERFEROMETER; LIGHT; ATOMS;
D O I
10.1063/1.3431501
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
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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