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Entanglement, which-way measurements, and a quantum erasure

Quantum Physics 2010-11-16 v2 Popular Physics

Abstract

We present a didactical approach to the which-way experiment and the counterintuitive effect of the quantum erasure for one-particle quantum interferences. The fundamental concept of entanglement plays a central role and highlights the complementarity between quantum interference and knowledge of which path is followed by the particle.

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@article{arxiv.0911.2072,
  title  = {Entanglement, which-way measurements, and a quantum erasure},
  author = {Christian Ferrari and Bernd Braunecker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2072},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

5 pages, 4 figures; with some clarifications and added references