Correlation Functions and Spin
Quantum Physics
2009-11-06 v1
Abstract
The k-electron correlation function of a free chaotic electron beam is derived with the spin degree of freedom taken into account. It is shown that it can be expressed with the help of correlation functions for a polarized electron beam of all orders up to k and the degree of spin polarization. The form of the correlation function suggests that if the electron beam is not highly polarized, observing multi-particle correlations should be difficult. The result can be applied also to chaotic photon beams, the degree of spin polarization being replaced by the degree of polarization.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0006133,
title = {Correlation Functions and Spin},
author = {T. Tyc},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0006133},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
6 pages, 1 eps figure, accepted to Phys. Rev. E