Classical model of delayed-choice quantum eraser
Abstract
Wheeler's delayed-choice experiment was conceived to illustrate the paradoxical nature of wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics. In the experiment, quantum light can exhibit either wave-like interference patterns or particle-like anti-correlations, depending upon the (possibly delayed) choice of the experimenter. A variant known as the quantum eraser uses entangled light to recover the lost interference in a seemingly nonlocal and retrocausal manner. Although it is believed that this behavior is incompatible with classical physics, here we show that the observed quantum phenomena can be reproduced by adopting a simple deterministic detector model and supposing the existence of a random zero-point electromagnetic field.
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@article{arxiv.2101.03371,
title = {Classical model of delayed-choice quantum eraser},
author = {Brian R. La Cour and Thomas W. Yudichak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2101.03371},
year = {2021}
}
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12 pages, 12 figures