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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | 185301 |
| Fachzeitschrift | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical |
| Jahrgang | 45 |
| Ausgabenummer | 18 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 19 Apr. 2012 |
Abstract
We prove an uncertainty relation for energy and arrival time, where the arrival of a particle at a detector is modeled by an absorbing term added to the Hamiltonian. In this well-known scheme the probability for the particles arrival at the counter is identified with the loss of normalization for an initial wave packet. Under the sole assumption that the absorbing term vanishes on the initial wavefunction, we show that ΔTΔE ≥ √ ph and , where 〈T〉 denotes the mean arrival time and p is the probability for the particle to be eventually absorbed. Nearly minimal uncertainty can be achieved in a two-level system, and we propose a trapped ion experiment to realize this situation.
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in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, Jahrgang 45, Nr. 18, 185301, 19.04.2012.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Exact energy-time uncertainty relation for arrival time by absorption
AU - Kiukas, Jukka
AU - Ruschhaupt, Andreas
AU - Schmidt, Piet Oliver
AU - Werner, Reinhard F.
PY - 2012/4/19
Y1 - 2012/4/19
N2 - We prove an uncertainty relation for energy and arrival time, where the arrival of a particle at a detector is modeled by an absorbing term added to the Hamiltonian. In this well-known scheme the probability for the particles arrival at the counter is identified with the loss of normalization for an initial wave packet. Under the sole assumption that the absorbing term vanishes on the initial wavefunction, we show that ΔTΔE ≥ √ ph and , where 〈T〉 denotes the mean arrival time and p is the probability for the particle to be eventually absorbed. Nearly minimal uncertainty can be achieved in a two-level system, and we propose a trapped ion experiment to realize this situation.
AB - We prove an uncertainty relation for energy and arrival time, where the arrival of a particle at a detector is modeled by an absorbing term added to the Hamiltonian. In this well-known scheme the probability for the particles arrival at the counter is identified with the loss of normalization for an initial wave packet. Under the sole assumption that the absorbing term vanishes on the initial wavefunction, we show that ΔTΔE ≥ √ ph and , where 〈T〉 denotes the mean arrival time and p is the probability for the particle to be eventually absorbed. Nearly minimal uncertainty can be achieved in a two-level system, and we propose a trapped ion experiment to realize this situation.
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