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Double-slit Interference and Temporal Topos
Authors:Goro Kato  Tsunefumi Tanaka
Institution:(1) Mathematics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA;(2) Physics Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA;(3) Department of Physics and Physical Science, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St., Arcata, CA 95521, USA
Abstract:The electron double-slit interference is re-examined from the point of view of temporal topos. Temporal topos (or t-topos) is an abstract algebraic (categorical) method using the theory of sheaves. A brief introduction to t-topos is given. When the structural foundation for describing particles is based on t-topos, the particle-wave duality of electron is a natural consequence. A presheaf associated with the electron represents both particle-like and wave-like properties depending upon whether an object in the site (t-site) is specified (particle-like) or not (wave-like). It is shown that the localization of the electron at one of the slits is equivalent to choosing a particular object in the t-site and that the electron behaves as a wave when it passes through a double-slit because there are more than one object in the t-site. Also, the single-slit diffraction is interpreted as a result of the possibility of many different ways of factoring a morphism between two objects.
Keywords:category theory  sheaves  temporal topos  double-slit interference
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