Path Predictability and Quantum Coherence in Multi-Slit Interference
Abstract
In an asymmetric multislit interference experiment, a quanton is more likely to pass through certain slits than some others. In such a situation one may be able to predict which slit a quanton is more likely to go through, even without using any path-detecting device. This allows one to talk of path predictability. It has been shown earlier that for a two-slit interference, the predictability and fringe visibility are constrained by the inequality . Generalizing this relation to the case of more than two slits is still an unsolved problem. A new definition for predictability for multi-slit interference is introduced. It is shown that this predictability and quantum coherence follow a duality relation , which saturates for all pure states. For the case of two slits, this relation reduces to the previously known one.
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@article{arxiv.1805.05380,
title = {Path Predictability and Quantum Coherence in Multi-Slit Interference},
author = {Prabuddha Roy and Tabish Qureshi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.05380},
year = {2019}
}
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