Quantum Cheshire Cats
In this paper we present a quantum Cheshire Cat. In a pre- and post-selected experiment we find the Cat in one place, and its grin in another. The Cat is a photon, while the grin is its circular polarization.
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| author | Yakir Aharonov Sandu Popescu Daniel Rohrlich Paul Skrzypczyk |
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| description | In this paper we present a quantum Cheshire Cat. In a pre- and post-selected experiment we find the Cat in one place, and its grin in another. The Cat is a photon, while the grin is its circular polarization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a0ca03b29e348cebf42383ca6afbb2c2023-08-08T11:05:08ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302013-01-01151111301510.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015Quantum Cheshire CatsYakir Aharonov0Sandu Popescu1Daniel Rohrlich2Paul Skrzypczyk3Tel Aviv University , School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Schmid College of Science, Chapman University , 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, USAH. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol , Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, United KingdomPhysics Department, Ben Gurion University of the Negev , Beersheba, IsraelDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge , Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA, United KingdomIn this paper we present a quantum Cheshire Cat. In a pre- and post-selected experiment we find the Cat in one place, and its grin in another. The Cat is a photon, while the grin is its circular polarization.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015 |
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| title | Quantum Cheshire Cats |
| title_full | Quantum Cheshire Cats |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015 |
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