Event-by-event simulation of double-slit experiments with single photons
Quantum Physics
2008-09-04 v1
Abstract
We present a computer simulation model that reproduces, event-by-event, the wave mechanical results of double-slit and two-beam interference experiments. The same model also simulates a one-to-one copy of a single-photon interference experiment with a Fresnel biprism (Jacques V. et al., Eur. Phys. J. D, 35 (2005) 561). The model satisfies Einstein's criterion of local causality and is solely based on experimental facts, comprising the apparatuses used in the experiment and the observation of individual detector clicks. Our results prove that it is possible to give a particle-only description of single-photon double-slit experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.0616,
title = {Event-by-event simulation of double-slit experiments with single photons},
author = {F. Jin and S. Yuan and H. De Raedt and K. Michielsen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.0616},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
6 pages, 6 figures