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We discuss the strict relation between the Scrhödinger spread and the single particle Young interference experiment with two and three slits. Moreover, while in the two slits case there is always a maximum at the center of the screen, we demonstrate that, with three slits, one can have zero intensity (at the center) for certain discrete values of the spacing between the slits and of the distance of the screen. Finally, we show the possibility that spontaneous intrinsic decoherence (SID) destroys interference pattern and that decoherence becomes stronger at the macroscopic limit.
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Bonifacio, R., Olivares, S. (2003). Spontaneous Intrinsic Decoherence in Two and Three Slits Young Interference Experiments. In: Bigelow, N.P., Eberly, J.H., Stroud, C.R., Walmsley, I.A. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics VIII. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8907-9_7
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