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The Nature of Quantum Particles

António Cardoso

Published Jul 1, 2015• 0 citations
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Abstract: In this paper we will discuss a recent double-slit experiment with quantum particles where an interference pattern is observed even when which-path information is available, and argue that this result is in clear contradiction with orthodox quantum mechanics but perfectly understandable in the framework of a nonlinear quantum physics.

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Abstract: In this paper we will discuss a recent double-slit experiment with quantum particles where an interference pattern is observed even when which-path information is available, and argue that this result is in clear contradiction with orthodox quantum mechanics but perfectly understandable in the framework of a nonlinear quantum physics.
In this paper we will first look at a particular quantum eraser setup to show that this type of experiments can be understood in an intuitive manner if we are willing to take a complex nonlinear approach, without the need to invoke Niels Bohr's complementarity or quantum entanglement between two particles. We will then discuss a recent experiment of the same type that does not erase the interference pattern when which-path information is available, and argue that this result is in clear contradiction with the orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics but perfectly understandable in the framework of nonlinear quantum physics.
In this paper we discuss a recent double-slit experiment where which-path information is obtained without disturbing the photons in their path to the detector, and, as a consequence, an interference pattern is observed on the far screen even if it is known which slit the photons go through. We argue that this result is in clear contradiction with a fundamental principle in orthodox quantum mechanics – Bohr’s complementarity principle – and also point out that, on the other hand, the results of this experiment are the expected ones in the framework of de Broglie’s pilot wave theory
This paper aims to understand how sequential, separate and independent impacts of particles on the screen of a double-slit experiment produce an interference pattern when both slits are open and how no such pattern is produced when detectors are placed at the slits. These strange phenomena can be explained by conjecturing the existence of a certain " thickness " of time. This conjecture is falsifiable, fits the observed results and maximizes simplicity for explaining other quantum phenomena without contradicting the established principles and laws of quantum mechanics.
The double-slit experiment is the most direct demonstration of interference between individual quantum objects. Since similar experiments with more slits produce interference fringes reducible to a combination of double-slit patterns it is usually argued that quantum interference occurs between pairs of trajectories, compactly denoted as second-order interference. Here we show that quantum mechanics in fact allows for interference of arbitrarily high order. This occurs naturally when one considers multiple quantum objects interacting in the presence of a nonlinearity. We make this clear by treating a generalised M-slit interferometer using second-quantisation. We then present explicit experimentally-relevant examples both with photons interacting in nonlinear media and an interfering Bose-Einstein condensate with particle-particle interactions. These examples are all perfectly described by quantum theory, and yet exhibit higher-order interference.
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Some quantum properties such as the behaviour of particles through a double-slit plate seem to defy common logic. According to the double-slit experiment, sequential, separate and independent impacts of particles on the screen produce an interference pattern when both slits are open and produce no such pattern when detectors are placed at the slits. Another strange phenomena concerns entanglement where the constituents of a system cannot be described independently. In this paper we conjecture a falsifiable three-dimensional-time model that fits the observed results and that seems to maximize simplicity for explaining some quantum properties without contradicting the established principles and laws of quantum mechanics.