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Time-Correlation and Decoherence in a Two-Particle Interferometer

Quantum Physics 2015-06-18 v1

Abstract

A two-particle interferometer is theoretically analyzed, to show how decoherence induced by interactions with the environment affects time correlations, a process we call time-correlation de-coherence. Specifically, on the basis of simple mathematical analysis we show how the interaction between a bipartite entangled system and a photon bath representing the environment can efface the oscillations in the coincidence-detection rate of the interferometer. We discuss the dependence of this kind of decoherence on the photon energy and density.

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@article{arxiv.1401.5012,
  title  = {Time-Correlation and Decoherence in a Two-Particle Interferometer},
  author = {Bertulio de Lima Bernardo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.5012},
  year   = {2015}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures, Will appear in Braz. J. Phys, volume 44

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