quantum interference

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meaningsofquantumandinterference

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quantum
noun[C]
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/ˈkwɒn.təm/us
/ˈkwɑːn.t̬əm/
the smallest amount or unit of something, ...
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interference
noun[U]
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/ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rəns/us
/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈfɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone tries to interfere in ...
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Branching of a trajectory is difficult to formulate rigorously in such systems because ofquantuminterferencebetween the daughter trajectories.
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These simulations, though, ignore the effects of zero-point energy,quantuminterference, and quantum tunneling.
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The absence of any such information is "the essential criterion" forquantuminterferenceto appear.
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The studies of quantum pumping and of quantum stirring emphasize the role ofquantuminterferencein the analysis of the induced current.
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Its negative features are an asset to the formalism, and often indicatequantuminterference.
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These are consequently known as thequantuminterferenceterms, or cross terms.
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Their work was controversial as it appeared to contradict the established beliefs aboutquantuminterference.
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Quantuminterferenceinvolves adding together "probability amplitudes", whereas classical waves infer that there is an adding together of "intensities".
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While this allows us to measure phase differences throughquantuminterferenceexperiments, we have no way to specify a wavefunction with constant absolute phase.
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Key results include the most precise quantitative study to date of decoherence by thermal radiation and by atomic collisions and the firstquantuminterferenceof complex biological macro-molecules.
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