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Interference in complementary spaces

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I present the current experimental and theoretical work on interference in complementary spaces. These ideas are applicable to both light and matter waves. I give a detailed treatment for classical light beams in frequency and time domains. I also present a description which gives the totality of interferences.

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Agarwal, G.S. Interference in complementary spaces. Found Phys 25, 219–228 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055205

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