Can the entanglement be considered a basic concept of quantum mechanics?

Authors

  • Canio Noce Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello" Università degli Studi di Salerno,
  • Lidia Truda University of Salerno image/svg+xml
  • Alberto Trotta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23756/sp.v10i1.739

Keywords:

Entanglement, Particle-wave duality, Basic concepts in quantum mechanics

Abstract

Recently, several experimental tests devoted to quantitatively establish complementarity relations in quantum systems have been reported. Starting from the results of fully quantum single-particle self-nterference experiments, we critically review the concept of entanglement, arguing that this quantity is a peculiar trait of composite quantum systems, and thus it can be looked as a basic concept of quantum mechanics.

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Author Biographies

  • Canio Noce, Dipartimento di Fisica "E. R. Caianiello" Università degli Studi di Salerno,

    Canio Noce

    Associate Professor

  • Lidia Truda, University of Salerno
    Master student.

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Published

2022-06-30

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

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Volume 10 Issue 1 2022

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