Reply to comments of Steuernagel on the Afshar’s experiment. (English) Zbl 1161.81303
Summary: We respond to criticism [O. Steuernagel, ibid. 37, No. 9, 1370–1385 (2008; Zbl 1127.81307)] of our paper “Paradox in Wave-Particle Duality for Non-Perturbative Measurements” [S. S. Afshar, E. Flores, K.-F. McDonald and E. Knoesel, ibid. 37, No. 2, 295–305 (2007; Zbl 1117.81305)]. We disagree with Steuernagel’s derivation of the visibility of the Afshar experiment. To calculate the fringe visibility, Steuernagel utilizes two different experimental situations, i.e. the wire grid in the pattern minima and in the pattern maxima. In our assessment, this procedure cannot lead to the correct result for the complementarity properties of a wave-particle in one particular experimental set-up.
MSC:
| 81P05 | General and philosophical questions in quantum theory |
| 81P15 | Quantum measurement theory, state operations, state preparations |
References:
| [1] | Afshar, S.S., Flores, E., McDonald, K.F., Knoesel, E.: Paradox in wave-particle duality for non-perturbative measurements. Found. Phys. 37, 295 (2007) · Zbl 1117.81305 · doi:10.1007/s10701-006-9102-8 |
| [2] | Steuernagel, O.: Afshar’s experiment does not show a violation of complementarity. Found. Phys. 37, 1370–1385 (2007) · Zbl 1127.81307 · doi:10.1007/s10701-007-9153-5 |
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