Testing Quantum Dissipation Theory with Electron Diffraction

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.08525v1
• Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:18:16 GMT
• Title: Testing Quantum Dissipation Theory with Electron Diffraction
• Authors: Raul Puente, Zilin Chen and Herman Batelaan
• Abstract summary: Decoherence can be provided by a dissipative environment as described by the Caldeira-Leggett equation. No experimental test has been performed that measures for one physical system both the dissipation and the decoherence. We propose that the electron wave's coherence and energy loss can be measured simultaneously by using Kapitza-Dirac scattering for varying light intensity.
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• Abstract: Decoherence can be provided by a dissipative environment as described by the Caldeira-Leggett equation. This equation is foundational to the theory of quantum dissipation. However, no experimental test has been performed that measures for one physical system both the dissipation and the decoherence. Anglin and Zurek predicted that a resistive surface could provide such a dissipative environment for a free electron wave passing close to it. We propose that the electron wave's coherence and energy loss can be measured simultaneously by using Kapitza-Dirac scattering for varying light intensity.

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