Time-Correlation and Decoherence in a Two-Particle Interferometer
arXiv:1401.5012 · doi:10.1007/s13538-014-0180-3
Abstract
A two-particle interferometer is theoretically analyzed, to show how decoherence induced by interactions with the environment affects time correlations, a process we call time-correlation de-coherence. Specifically, on the basis of simple mathematical analysis we show how the interaction between a bipartite entangled system and a photon bath representing the environment can efface the oscillations in the coincidence-detection rate of the interferometer. We discuss the dependence of this kind of decoherence on the photon energy and density.
10 pages, 2 figures, Will appear in Braz. J. Phys, volume 44