Interference as a statistical consequence of conjecture on time quant

Details Interference as a statistical consequence of conjecture on time quant Interference as a statistical consequence of conjecture on time quant

2003-08-31

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0309012v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

13 pages, 3 figures

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We analyze statistical consequences of a conjecture that there exists a fundamental (indivisible) quant of time. We study particle dynamics with discrete time. We show that a quantum-like interference pattern could appear as a statistical effect for deterministic particles, i.e. particles that have trajectories and obey deterministic dynamical equations, if one introduces a discrete time. As a demonstration of this concept we consider particle scattering on a screen with a slit. We study how resulting interference picture depends on the parameters of the model. The resulting interference picture has a nontrivial minimum-maximum distribution which vanishes, as the time discreteness parameter goes to zero. This picture is qualitatively the same as one obtained in quantum experiments. The picture includes some interesting nonclassical properties such as a 'black' region behind the center of the slit.

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