Numerical Simulation of the Double Slit Interference with Ultracold Atoms
Quantum Physics
2007-12-07 v1
Abstract
We present a numerical simulation of the double slit interference experiment realized by F. Shimizu, K. Shimizu and H. Takuma with ultracold atoms. We show how the Feynman path integral method enables the calculation of the time-dependent wave function. Because the evolution of the probability density of the wave packet just after it exits the slits raises the issue of the interpreting the wave/particle dualism, we also simulate trajectories in the de Broglie-Bohm interpretation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0712.0841,
title = {Numerical Simulation of the Double Slit Interference with Ultracold Atoms},
author = {Michel Gondran and Alexandre Gondran},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.0841},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
25 pages, 15 figures