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Classical and quantum complementarity

Quantum Physics 2020-09-17 v2

Abstract

Two complementary observables can be measured simultaneously so that the exact individual distributions can be recovered by a proper data inversion. We apply this program to the paradigmatic example of the Young interferometer from the classical and quantum points of view. We show complete parallelism between complementarity in the quantum and classical theories. In both domains, complementarity manifests in a pathological behavior for the inferred joint distribution.

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@article{arxiv.1811.12636,
  title  = {Classical and quantum complementarity},
  author = {Raquel Galazo and Irene Bartolomé and Laura Ares and Alfredo Luis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1811.12636},
  year   = {2020}
}

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6 pages, 2 figures

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