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Contextual particle propagation in a three-path interferometer

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.13670v1
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:44:59 GMT
Title: Contextual particle propagation in a three-path interferometer
Authors: Holger F. Hofmann
Abstract summary: Quantum information is based on contradictions between classical logic and quantum coherence. I discuss the paradoxical aspects of single photon interferences revealed by the three-path interferometer.
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License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Abstract: Quantum information is based on the apparent contradictions between classical logic and quantum coherence described by Kochen-Specker contextuality. Surprisingly, this contradiction can be demonstrated in a comparatively simple three-path interferometer, where it is impossible to trace the path of a single photon through five consecutive stages of the interferometer. Here, I discuss the paradoxical aspects of single photon interferences revealed by the three-path interferometer and point out the essential role of dynamics in quantum information.

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