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Interference acceleration of a free particle
Author(s) -
Dahl J.P.,
Wolf A.,
Schleich W.P.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
fortschritte der physik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.469
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1521-3978
pISSN - 0015-8208
DOI - 10.1002/prop.200410182
Subject(s) - free particle , acceleration , particle (ecology) , interference (communication) , free space , physics , particle acceleration , wave–particle duality , quantum , particle dynamics , space (punctuation) , classical mechanics , dynamics (music) , quantum mechanics , molecular dynamics , optics , computer science , acoustics , telecommunications , channel (broadcasting) , oceanography , geology , operating system
We compare and contrast classical and quantum dynamics of a free particle initially prepared in an s ‐wave. Due to the wave nature of quantum theory the particle experiences an acceleration which depends on the number of space dimensions.
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