On the superposition principle in interference experiments

Sinha, Aninda; Vijay, Aravind H.; Sinha, Urbasi

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dc.contributor.author	Sinha, Aninda	-
dc.contributor.author	Vijay, Aravind H.	-
dc.contributor.author	Sinha, Urbasi	-
dc.date.accessioned	2015-12-30T13:21:52Z	-
dc.date.available	2015-12-30T13:21:52Z	-
dc.date.issued	2015-05-14	-
dc.identifier.citation	Scientifc Reports, 2015, Vol. 5, 10304	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2045-2322 (online)	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/6368	-
dc.description	Open Access	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The superposition principle is usually incorrectly applied in interference experiments. This has recently been investigated through numerics based on Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) methods as well as the Feynman path integral formalism. In the current work, we have derived an analytic formula for the Sorkin parameter which can be used to determine the deviation from the application of the principle. We have found excellent agreement between the analytic distribution and those that have been earlier estimated by numerical integration as well as resource intensive FDTD simulations. The analytic handle would be useful for comparing theory with future experiments. It is applicable both to physics based on classical wave equations as well as the non-relativistic Schrödinger equation.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nature Publishing Group	en_US
dc.relation.uri	http://arxiv.org/abs/1412.2198	en_US
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10304	en_US
dc.rights	2015 Nature Publishing Group	en_US
dc.title	On the superposition principle in interference experiments	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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