Abstract:
The interaction between particles and the electromagnetic field induces decoherence generating a small suppression of fringes in an interference experiment. We show that if a double-slit-like experiment is performed in the vicinity of a conducting plane, the fringe visibility depends on the position (and orientation) of the experiment relative to the conductor’s plane. This phenomenon is due to the change in the structure of vacuum induced by the conductor and is closely related to the Casimir effect. We estimate the fringe visibility both for charged and for neutral particles with a permanent dipole moment. The presence of the conductor may tend to increase decoherence in some cases and to reduce it in others. A simple explanation for this peculiar behavior is presented. © 2003 The American Physical Society.
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Título: | Decoherence and recoherence from vacuum fluctuations near a conducting plate |
Autor: | Mazzitelli, F.D.; Paz, J.P.; Villanueva, A. |
Filiación: | Departamento de Física J.J. Giambiagi, FCEyN UBA, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón I, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina Theoretical Division, MS B213, LANL, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, United States
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Año: | 2003
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Volumen: | 68
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Número: | 6
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Página de inicio: | 6
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.062106 |
Título revista: | Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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Título revista abreviado: | Phys Rev A
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ISSN: | 10502947
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Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_10502947_v68_n6_p6_Mazzitelli |
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Mazzitelli, F.D., Paz, J.P. & Villanueva, A.
(2003)
. Decoherence and recoherence from vacuum fluctuations near a conducting plate. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 68(6), 6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.062106---------- CHICAGO ----------
Mazzitelli, F.D., Paz, J.P., Villanueva, A.
"Decoherence and recoherence from vacuum fluctuations near a conducting plate"
. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 68, no. 6
(2003) : 6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.062106---------- MLA ----------
Mazzitelli, F.D., Paz, J.P., Villanueva, A.
"Decoherence and recoherence from vacuum fluctuations near a conducting plate"
. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, vol. 68, no. 6, 2003, pp. 6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.062106---------- VANCOUVER ----------
Mazzitelli, F.D., Paz, J.P., Villanueva, A. Decoherence and recoherence from vacuum fluctuations near a conducting plate. Phys Rev A. 2003;68(6):6.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.68.062106