We discuss the single-particle Young interference experiment in position space, showing its close relation with the time-dependent Schrodinger spread. In the two-slit case there is always a maximum at the centre of the screen. Here we demonstrate that, with three slits, one can have zero intensity (at the centre) for discrete values of the spacing between the slits and of the distance of the screen. Finally, we show the possibility that spontaneous intrinsic decoherence destroys the interference pattern and that decoherence becomes stronger at the macroscopic limit.

Puzzling aspects of Young interference and spontaneous intrinsic decoherence / R. Bonifacio, S. Olivares. - In: JOURNAL OF OPTICS. - ISSN 1464-4266. - 4:4(2002), pp. S253-S259.

Puzzling aspects of Young interference and spontaneous intrinsic decoherence

S. Olivares
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2002

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We discuss the single-particle Young interference experiment in position space, showing its close relation with the time-dependent Schrodinger spread. In the two-slit case there is always a maximum at the centre of the screen. Here we demonstrate that, with three slits, one can have zero intensity (at the centre) for discrete values of the spacing between the slits and of the distance of the screen. Finally, we show the possibility that spontaneous intrinsic decoherence destroys the interference pattern and that decoherence becomes stronger at the macroscopic limit.
Atomic and molecular physics; Interference; Quantum mechanics
Settore FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
2002
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