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Einstein's Recoiling Slit Experiment, Complementarity and Uncertainty

Quantum Physics 2013-05-15 v2

Abstract

We analyze Einstein's recoiling slit experiment and point out that the inevitable entanglement between the particle and the recoiling-slit was not part of Bohr's reply. We show that if this entanglement is taken into account, one can provided a simpler answer to Einstein. We also derive the Englert-Greenberger-Yasin duality relation from this entanglement. In addition, we show that the Englert-Greenberger-Yasin duality relation can also be thought of as a consequence of the sum uncertainty relation for certain observables of the recoiling slit. Thus, the uncertainty relations and entanglement are both an integral part of the which-way detection process.

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@article{arxiv.1210.4248,
  title  = {Einstein's Recoiling Slit Experiment, Complementarity and Uncertainty},
  author = {Tabish Qureshi and Radhika Vathsan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.4248},
  year   = {2013}
}

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7 pages, closest to the published version

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