Physics Colloquium - Fall 2007 - Quantum Erasure and the Foundations and Applications of Quantum Mechanics
Dept of Physics & Astronomy
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Presents
Dr. Marlan O. Scully
Distinguished Professor of Physics
Texas A&M University
Quantum Erasure and the Foundations and Applications of Quantum Mechanics
In quantum mechanics objects behave sometimes like waves and sometimes like particles. These dual, wave-particle, descriptions of nature complement one another and yield deep insights into the micro-cosmos. However, simultaneous observations of such wave and particle behavior is prohibited usually by the position-momentum uncertainty relation. New detectors, constructed with the aid of modern quantum optics, provide a way around this obstacle in atom interferometers, and allow for the investigation of the mechanisms that enforce complementarity, e.g., quantum erasure. These results yield new insights and application of quantum mechanics.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
*3:40 pm
*Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium
Rm. 165 Engineering Science and Research Building
*NOTE: Different time, date and place
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