Round table: Coherence in Classical and Quantum Physics
Alexander V. Gorokhov, Samara National Research University named after academician S.P. Korolev, Samara, 443086, Russian Federation
Abstract
A comparative analysis of coherence in classical and quantum physics is carried out.
The concept of coherence was formed in optics at the beginning of the 19th century after the well-known experiments of Jung.
Quantum physics has come to the conclusion that coherence is a fundamental property of matter and not only light waves, but also de Broglie waves can interfere.
The most interesting effects arise when coherent waves of matter are associated with the macroscopic properties of condensed matter (superfluidity, superconductivity, Bose-Einstein condensates).
Another important area where quantum coherent phenomena play a key role is in quantum computers.
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Alexander V. Gorokhov
Samara University
Russia
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