Discrete-event simulation of uncertainty in single-neutron experiments

Frontiers in Physics

Michielsen, Kristel¹  De Raedt, Hans² 

[1] Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, 52425, Germany;University of Groningen, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, 9747 AG, Netherlands

关键词: discrete event simulation;    Neutron Experiments;    quantum mechanics;    Uncertainty Relations;    Foundations of Quantum Mechanics.;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fphy.2014.00014

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A discrete-event simulation approach which provides a cause-and-effect description of manyexperiments with photons and neutrons exhibiting interference and entanglement is applied to a recentsingle-neutron experiment that tests (generalizations of) Heisenberg's uncertainty relation.The event-based simulation algorithm reproduces the results of thequantum theoretical description of the experimentbut does not require the knowledge of the solution of a wave equation nor does itrely on concepts of quantum theory.In particular, the data satisfies uncertainty relations derived in the context of quantum theory.

【 授权许可】

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