Author : François Frémont
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364238479X
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Book Synopsis Young-Type Interferences with Electrons by : François Frémont
Download or read book Young-Type Interferences with Electrons written by François Frémont and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the discovery that atomic-size particles can be described as waves, many interference experiments have been realized with electrons to demonstrate their wave behavior. In this book, after describing the different steps that led to the present knowledge, we focus on the strong link existing between photon and electron interferences, highlighting the similarities and the differences. For example, the atomic centers of a hydrogen molecule are used to mimic the slits in the Young's famous interference experiment with light. We show, however, that the basic time-dependent ionization theories that describe these Young-type electron interferences are not able to reproduce the experiment. This crucial point remains a real challenge for theoreticians in atomic collision physics.