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中子光学中的退相干、涨落和维格纳函数

Decoherence, fluctuations and Wigner function in neutron optics

P. Facchi, A. Mariano, S. Pascazio, M. Suda

摘要:

分析了中子波包与移相器作用后,在不同统计涨落下的相干特性。我们给出了一个定量的(和操作)定义的退相干和比较它的相移分布的标准偏差。我们发现,在某些情况下,中子系综是更相干的,即使它已经与更广泛的(即更无序)分布的位移相互作用。这一特征与退相干的特定定义无关:这一点可以通过提出和讨论一个基于维格纳函数的替代定义来证明,该定义显示了类似的行为。我们简要地讨论了位移熵的概念,并发现,在一般情况下,它不对应于中子的退相干。

英文摘要:

We analyze the coherence properties of neutron wave packets, after they have interacted with a phase shifter undergoing different kinds of statistical fluctuations. We give a quantitative (and operational) definition of decoherence and compare it to the standard deviation of the distribution of the phase shifts. We find that in some cases the neutron ensemble is more coherent, even though it has interacted with a wider (i.e. more disordered) distribution of shifts. This feature is independent of the particular definition of decoherence: this is shown by proposing and discussing an alternative definition, based on the Wigner function, that displays a similar behavior. We briefly discuss the notion of entropy of the shifts and find that, in general, it does not correspond to that of decoherence of the neutron.

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