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Quantum arrival time measurement and backflow effect

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

The current density for a freely evolving state without negative momentum components can temporarily be negative. The operational arrival time distribution, defined by the absorption rate of an ideal detector, is calculated for a model detector and compared with recently proposed distributions. Counterintuitive features of the backflow regime are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9803087,
  title  = {Quantum arrival time measurement and backflow effect},
  author = {J. G. Muga and J. P. Palao and C. R. Leavens},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9803087},
  year   = {2009}
}

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LATEX, 9 pages, 2 postscript figures