Welcher Weg? A trajectory representation of a quantum Young's diffraction experiment

Floyd, E R

Published May 14, 2006• 7 citations

Abstract

The double slit problem is idealized by simplifying each slit by a point source. A composite reduced action for the two correlated point sources is developed. Contours of the reduced action and trajectories are developed in the region near the two point sources. The trajectory through any point in configuration space also passes simultaneously through both point sources.

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