Summary
The double-slit interference experiment and other similar experiments in the low-intensity limit (that is, one photon in the apparatus at a time) are examined in the spirit of Bell’s work from the point of view of hidden-variable theories. It is found that there exists a class of hidden-variable theories which disagrees with quantum mechanics for a certain type of interference experiment. A manufactured conceptualization of this class, which is a particle view of interference, is described. An experiment, which appears to be feasible, is proposed to examine this disagreement.
Riassunto
Nello spirito del lavoro di Bell, dal punto di vista delle teorie delle variabili nascoste, si esaminano l’esperimento dell’interferenza con doppia fessura e altri esperimenti simili, nel limite di basse intensità (cioè un fotone per volta nell’apparecchio). Si trova che esiste una classe di teorie con variabili nascoste che è in disaccordo con la meccanica quantistica per un certo tipo di esperimenti di interferenza. Si descrive una concettualizzazione fabbricata di questa classe, che è un punto di vista dell’interferenza dalla parte della particella. Si propone un esperimento, che appare fattibile, per studiare questo disaccordo.
РЕжУМЕ
ИсслЕДУУтсь ИНтЕРФЕ РЕНцИОННыИ ЁкспЕРИМ ЕНт пО ДВОИНОМУ РАсЩЕплЕ НИУ И ДРУгИЕ АНАлОгИЧНыЕ ЁкспЕРИМЕНты В пРЕДЕ лЕ НИжкОИ ИНтЕНсИВНОстИ (т.Е. ОДНОВРЕМЕННО РЕгИ стРИРУЕтсь ОДИН ФОтО Н В АппАРАтУРЕ) В сВЕтЕ РА БОты БЕллА В РАМкАх тЕ ОРИИ скРытых пЕРЕМЕН Ных. ОБНАРУжЕНО, ЧтО сУ ЩЕстВУЕ скРытых пЕРЕМЕННых. О БНАРУжЕНО, ЧтО сУЩЕст ВУЕт клАсс тЕОРИИ скР ытых пЕРЕМЕННых, кОтО РыЕ НЕ сОглАсУУтсь с к ВАНтОВОИ МЕхАНИкОИ Д ль ОпРЕДЕлЕННОгО тЕОРИИ скРытых пЕРЕМ ЕННых, кОтОРыЕ НЕ сОгл АсУУтсь с кВАНтОВОИ М ЕхАНИкОИ Дль ОпРЕДЕл ЕННОгО кВАНтОВОИ МЕхАНИкОИ Дль ОпРЕДЕлЕННОгО тИпА ИНтЕРФЕРЕНцИОН НОгО ЁкспЕРИМЕНтА. пР ИВОДИтсь ОпИсАНИЕ ЁтОгО клАссА, кОтОРыИ ОпИсы ВАЕт ИНтЕРФЕРЕНцИУ с ЧАстИЧНОИ тОЧкИ жРЕНИь. пРЕДлАг АЕтсь ЁкспЕРИМЕНт Дль Иссл ЕДОВАНИь ЁтОгО НЕсОО тВЕтстВИь.
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Buonomano, V. Low-intensity interference effects and hidden-variable theories. Nuov Cim B 45, 77–89 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02904075
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