Often reactions can be described by classical mechanics; however, this is prohibited in cases in which quantum phenomena emerge. Now angular distributions measured for the H + D2 reaction have been seen to display characteristic oscillation patterns in backward scattering — theory shows that they are caused by quantum interferences between classical mechanisms similar to those found in the double-slit experiment.
- Pablo G. Jambrina
- Diego Herráez-Aguilar
- Richard N. Zare
