Can the entanglement be considered a basic concept of quantum mechanics?

Canio Noce, Lidia Truda, Alberto Trotta

Abstract


Recently, several experimental tests devoted to quantitatively establish complementarity relations in quantum systems have been reported. Starting from the results of fully quantum single-particle self-nterference experiments, we critically review the concept of entanglement, arguing that this quantity is a peculiar trait of composite quantum systems, and thus it can be looked as a basic concept of quantum mechanics.

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Entanglement; Particle-wave duality; Basic concepts in quantum mechanics

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