Physicists Develop New Method to Create Exotic Quantum 'Cat States'
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Gayoung Lee
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Physicists have developed a new method to create exotic quantum "cat states" (Schrödinger's cat-like superpositions) as reported in a recent Physical Review X paper. This research expands on the famous thought experiment by creating a new family of quantum states where particles exist in multiple states simultaneously until observed.
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bskyPhysicists Develop New Method to Create Exotic Quantum 'Cat States'gizmodo.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledIn an iconic thought experiment, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger imagined a cat that could be dead or alive—a clever analogy to the quirkiness of quantum superpositions.
Quantum superpositions refer to how quantum systems can exist in more than one state at the same time.
The act of observation determines the system's 'final' state, so to speak.
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