Visibility Fringe Reduction Due to Noise-Induced Effects: Microscopic Approach to Interference Experiments

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dc.creatorVillar, Paula I.
dc.creatorLombardo, Fernando C.
dc.date2007-07-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:56:40Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:56:40Z
dc.descriptionDecoherence is the main process behind the quantum to classical transition. It is a purely quantum mechanical effect by which the system looses its ability to exhibit coherent behavior. The recent experimental observation of diffraction and interference patterns for large molecules raises some interesting questions. In this context, we identify possible agents of decoherence to take into account when modeling these experiments and study theirs visible (or not) effects on the interference pattern. Thereby, we present an analysis of matter wave interferometry in the presence of a dynamic quantum environment and study how much the visibility fringe is reduced and in which timescale the decoherence effects destroy the interference of massive objects. Finally, we apply our results to the experimental data reported on fullerenes and cold neutrons.
dc.description14 pages, 5 figures. Version to appear in Mod. Phys. B
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1457
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1457
dc.identifierInt.J.Mod.Phys.B21:4659-4676,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1142/S021797920703806X
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/186488
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleVisibility Fringe Reduction Due to Noise-Induced Effects: Microscopic Approach to Interference Experiments
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