Quantum backflow in a ring

Autor: Arseni Goussev
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Goussev, A 2021, ' Quantum backflow in a ring ', Physical Review A, vol. 103, no. 2, 022217, pp. 1-6 . https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.022217
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2008.08022
Popis: Free motion of a quantum particle with the wave function entirely comprised of plane waves with non-negative momenta may be accompanied by negative probability current, an effect called quantum backflow. The effect is weak and fragile, and has not yet been observed experimentally. Here we show that quantum backflow becomes significantly more pronounced and more amenable to experimental observation if, instead of letting the particle move along a straight line, one forces it to move in a circular ring.
Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures
Databáze: OpenAIRE