Photon statistics: math versus mysticism

A. F. Kracklauer

doi:10.1117/12.2022718

1 October 2013 Photon statistics: math versus mysticism

A. F. Kracklauer

Proceedings Volume 8832, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? V; 88320E (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022718
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2013, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Critical analysis is given for mystical aspects of the current understanding of interaction between charged particles: wave-particle duality and nonlocal entanglement. A possible statistical effect concerning distribution functions for coincidences between the output channels of beam splitters is described. If this effect is observed in beam splitter data, ten significant evidence for photon splitting, i.e. , against the notion that light is ultimately packaged in finite chunks, has been found. An argument is given for the invalidity of the meaning attached to tests of Bell inequalities. Additionally, a totally classical paradigm for the calculation of the customary expression for the “quantum” coincidence coefficient pertaining to the singlet state is described. If fully accounts for the results of experimental tests of Bell inequalities taken nowadays to prove the reality of entanglement and non-locality in quantum phenomena of, inter alia, light. Described. It fully accounts for the results of experimental tests of Bell inequalities take n nowadays to prove the reality of entanglement and non-locality in quantum phenomena of inter alia, light.

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A. F. Kracklauer "Photon statistics: math versus mysticism", Proc. SPIE 8832, The Nature of Light: What are Photons? V, 88320E (1 October 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022718

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