Operational approach to complementarity and duality relations

We present a fully operational and consistent approach to complementarity. In contrast to previous approaches, in this proposal the duality relations emerge exclusively from the outcomes of simultaneous measurements performed on every run of the experiment and under the same experimental conditions....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Luis Aina, Alfredo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/51506
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51506
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:535
Welcher-weg measurements
Wave-particle duality
Which-way information
Quantum erasure
Atom interferometer
Fringe visibility
Phase
Interference
Decoherence
Uncertainty
Óptica (Física)
2209.19 Óptica Física
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Sumario:We present a fully operational and consistent approach to complementarity. In contrast to previous approaches, in this proposal the duality relations emerge exclusively from the outcomes of simultaneous measurements performed on every run of the experiment and under the same experimental conditions. This can be done without assuming any definite relationship between the measurement performed and the complementary observables being studied.