Quantum interference with macroscopic objects

被引：3
|
作者：
Michielsen, K. [1 ]
De Raedt, H. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Forschungszentrum Julich, Julich Supercomp Ctr, Inst Adv Simulat, D-52425 Julich, Germany
来源：
QUANTUM THEORY: RECONSIDERATION OF FOUNDATIONS - 5 | 2010年 / 1232卷
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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页数：2
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