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View SchemaQuantum interference with slits
| Authors | Thomas V Marcella |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0703126 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0703126 |
| Journal | earlier version Eur. J. Phys. 23 (2002) 615-621 |
Abstract
In the experiments considered here, we measure the y-component of momentum for a particle passing through a system of slits. The source-slit system is the preparation apparatus that determines the state vector. Recognizing that a system of slits is a position-measuring device allows us to ascertain that the state vector is a position state. Then, writing the state vector in momentum space provides a straightforward calculation for the probability amplitude and its corresponding probability function. Interference effects, if any, are inherent in the probability function We determine the statistical distribution of scattered particles for four different slit systems. The results are in agreement with the well-known interference patterns obtained in classical wave optics.
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