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Double-Slit Interference Pattern for a Macroscopic Quantum System

Quantum Physics 2016-07-19 v2

Abstract

In this study, we solve analytically the Schrodinger equation for a macroscopic quantum oscillator as a central system coupled to two environmental micro-oscillating particles. Then, the double-slit interference patterns are investigated in two limiting cases, considering the limits of uncertainty in the position probability distribution. Moreover, we analyze the interference patterns based on a recent proposal called stochastic electrodynamics with spin. Our results show that when the quantum character of the macro-system is decreased, the diffraction pattern becomes more similar to a classical one. We also show that, depending on the size of the slits, the predictions of quantum approach could be apparently different with those of the aforementioned stochastic description

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@article{arxiv.1606.04462,
  title  = {Double-Slit Interference Pattern for a Macroscopic Quantum System},
  author = {Hamid Reza Naeij and Afshin Shafiee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.04462},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Foundations of physics, Springer,2016

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