Abstract
Fundamental properties of quantum particle statistics can be studied with the aid of a beam splitter and a two-particle source. With spatially-localized particles, characteristic quantum interference effects occur when the particle states overlap at the beam splitter. These effects are calculated here for particles that obey Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics, and the results are compared to those found for classical particles.
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Loudon, R. (1990). Spatially-Localized Two-Particle Interference at a Beam Splitter. In: Eberly, J.H., Mandel, L., Wolf, E. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VI. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0847-8_129
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