# Analysis of multipath interference in three-slit experiments

Source: [Analysis of multipath interference in three-slit experiments](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa2ae91e209131ce841e5a>)

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Authors: H. De Raedt, K. Michielsen, K. Hess

Published: 2011-12-12T19:29:27.000Z

## Abstract

It is demonstrated that the three-slit interference, as obtained from explicit solutions of Maxwell's equations for realistic models of three-slit devices, including an idealized version of the three-slit device used in a recent three-slit experiment with light (U. Sinha {\\sl et al.}, Science 329, 418 (2010)), is nonzero. The hypothesis that the three-slit interference should be zero is the result of dropping the one-to-one correspondence between the symbols in the mathematical theory and the different experimental configurations, opening the route to conclusions that cannot be derived from the theory proper. It is also shown that under certain experimental conditions, this hypothesis is a good approximation.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.2665>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1112.2665.pdf>)