Quantum Statistics Can Suppress Classical Interference
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
Classical optical interference experiments correspond to a measurement of the first-order correlation function of the electromagnetic field. The converse of this statement: experiments that measure the first order correlation functions do not distinguish between the quantum and classical theories of light, does not always hold. A counterexample is given.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0110066,
title = {Quantum Statistics Can Suppress Classical Interference},
author = {Ole Steuernagel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0110066},
year = {2009}
}
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5 pages, 2 figure, to appear in PRA