Momentum transfer for momentum transfer-free which-path experiments
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Momentum transfer for momentum transfer-free which-path experiments
Bohr’s principle of complementarity constitutes the hallmark and one of the most intriguing features of quantum mechanics. On the basis of this principle [1, 2] it is indeed universally accepted that any devices capable of determining the path taken by a particle trough a Young like double-aperture must destroy the interference. The justification usually presented is based on Heisenberg’s uncer...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review A
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1050-2947,1094-1622
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.73.062112