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Ghost Interference and Quantum Erasure

Quantum Physics 2012-04-03 v3

Abstract

The two-photon ghost interference experiment, generalized to the case of massive particles, is theoretically analyzed. It is argued that the experiment is intimately connected to a double-slit interference experiment where, the which-path information exists. The reason for not observing first order interference behind the double-slit, is clarified.It is shown that the underlying mechanism for the appearance of ghost interference is, the more familiar, quantum erasure.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0502162,
  title  = {Ghost Interference and Quantum Erasure},
  author = {Pravabati Chingangbam and Tabish Qureshi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0502162},
  year   = {2012}
}

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