This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar co...This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar coordinatescan be easily and clearly obtained by merely using Feynman's physical intepretation of the characteristic function andsome well-known results of central force problem.展开更多
Using the Feynman's path integral with topological constraints arising from the presence of one singular line, we find the homotopic probability distribution PnL for the winding number n and the partition function...Using the Feynman's path integral with topological constraints arising from the presence of one singular line, we find the homotopic probability distribution PnL for the winding number n and the partition function PL of the entangled system around a ribbon segment chain. We find that when the width of the ribbon segment chain 2a increases,the partition function exponentially decreases, whereas the free energy increases an amount, which is proportional to the square of the width. When the width tends to zero we obtain the same results as those of a single chain with one singular point.展开更多
The second-order interference of two independent photons with different spectra in a Shih-Alley/Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer is studied in Feynman's path integral theory. There is a second-order interference patt...The second-order interference of two independent photons with different spectra in a Shih-Alley/Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer is studied in Feynman's path integral theory. There is a second-order interference pattern for photons with different spectra if the photons are indistinguishable for the employed detection system. The conditions to observe the second-order temporal beating with photons of different spectra are analyzed. The influence of the response time of the detection system on the observed second-order interference pattern is also discussed. It is a direct result of that measurement in quantum mechanics is dependent on the employed measuring apparatus. The results are helpful to understand the physics of two-photon interference in different schemes.展开更多
The second-order temporal interference of classical and nonclassical light at an asymmetrical beam splitter is discussed based on two-photon interference in Feynman's path integral theory. The visibility of the se...The second-order temporal interference of classical and nonclassical light at an asymmetrical beam splitter is discussed based on two-photon interference in Feynman's path integral theory. The visibility of the second-order interference pattern is determined by the properties of the superposed light beams, the ratio between the intensities of these two light beams, and the reflectivity of the asymmetrical beam splitter. Some requirements about the asymmetrical beam splitter have to be satisfied in order to ensure that the visibility of the second-order interference pattern of nonclassical light beams exceeds the classical limit. The visibility of the second-order interference pattern of photons emitted by two independent single-photon sources is independent of the ratio between the intensities. These conclusions are important for the researches and applications in quantum optics and quantum information when an asymmetrical beam splitter is employed.展开更多
This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar co...This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar coordinatescan be easily and clearly obtained by merely using Feynman's physical intepretation of the characteristic function andsome well-known results of central force problem.展开更多
文摘This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar coordinatescan be easily and clearly obtained by merely using Feynman's physical intepretation of the characteristic function andsome well-known results of central force problem.
文摘Using the Feynman's path integral with topological constraints arising from the presence of one singular line, we find the homotopic probability distribution PnL for the winding number n and the partition function PL of the entangled system around a ribbon segment chain. We find that when the width of the ribbon segment chain 2a increases,the partition function exponentially decreases, whereas the free energy increases an amount, which is proportional to the square of the width. When the width tends to zero we obtain the same results as those of a single chain with one singular point.
基金Project supported by the Key Research and Development Project of Shaanxi Province,China(Grant No.2019ZDLGY09-08)the Open Fund of MOE Key Laboratory of Weak-Light Nonlinear Photonics,China(Grant No.OS19-2)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘The second-order interference of two independent photons with different spectra in a Shih-Alley/Hong-Ou-Mandel interferometer is studied in Feynman's path integral theory. There is a second-order interference pattern for photons with different spectra if the photons are indistinguishable for the employed detection system. The conditions to observe the second-order temporal beating with photons of different spectra are analyzed. The influence of the response time of the detection system on the observed second-order interference pattern is also discussed. It is a direct result of that measurement in quantum mechanics is dependent on the employed measuring apparatus. The results are helpful to understand the physics of two-photon interference in different schemes.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11404255)the Doctor Foundation of Education Ministry of China(Grant No.20130201120013)+1 种基金the Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities,China(Grant No.B14040)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘The second-order temporal interference of classical and nonclassical light at an asymmetrical beam splitter is discussed based on two-photon interference in Feynman's path integral theory. The visibility of the second-order interference pattern is determined by the properties of the superposed light beams, the ratio between the intensities of these two light beams, and the reflectivity of the asymmetrical beam splitter. Some requirements about the asymmetrical beam splitter have to be satisfied in order to ensure that the visibility of the second-order interference pattern of nonclassical light beams exceeds the classical limit. The visibility of the second-order interference pattern of photons emitted by two independent single-photon sources is independent of the ratio between the intensities. These conclusions are important for the researches and applications in quantum optics and quantum information when an asymmetrical beam splitter is employed.
文摘This article revisits Feynman's characteristic function, and points out the insight and usefulness of hisphysical interpretation. As an example, the tedious and rather long derivation of the propagator in polar coordinatescan be easily and clearly obtained by merely using Feynman's physical intepretation of the characteristic function andsome well-known results of central force problem.
