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The delicate nature of quantum information means it does not travel well. A quantum Internet therefore needs devices known as quantum repeaters to swap entanglement between quantum bits, or qubits, at intermediate points. Several researchers have taken steps towards this goal by distributing entanglement between multiple nodes.
In 2020, for example, Xiao-Hui Bao and colleagues in Jian-Wei Pan’s group at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) entangled two ensembles of rubidium-87 atoms in vapour cells using photons that had passed down 50 km of commercial optical fibre. Creating a functional quantum repeater is more complex, however: “A lot of these works that talk about distribution over 50,100 or 200 kilometres are just talking about sending out entangled photons, not about interfacing with a fully quantum network at the other side,” explains Can Knaut, a PhD student at Harvard University and a member of the US team.
For the first time, nuclear physicists have made precision measurements of a short-lived radioactive molecule, radium monofluoride (RaF). In their study published in the journal Nature Physics, the researchers combined ion-trapping techniques with specialized laser systems to measure the fine details of the quantum structure of RaF.
Quantum computers, computing devices that leverage the principles of quantum mechanics, could outperform classical computing on some complex optimization and processing tasks. In quantum computers, classical units of information (bits), which can either have a value of 1 or 0, are substituted by quantum bits or qubits, which can be in a mixture of both 0 and 1 simultaneously.
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The Schrödinger’s Cat Experiment, a paradox illustrating the concept of superposition in quantum mechanics, has been reinterpreted by Purdue University’s Professor Arkady Plotnitsky. His perspective, based on “reality without realism” (RWR) interpretations, suggests that the reality behind quantum phenomena is beyond conception. This view repositions classical physics as part of fundamental physics, a role typically reserved for quantum physics and relativity. This new interpretation challenges traditional understanding of the experiment and suggests our comprehension of reality is insufficient to fully grasp quantum phenomena. This perspective opens new research avenues in quantum physics and emphasizes the importance of philosophical considerations in physics study.
The Schrödinger’s Cat Experiment is a thought experiment proposed by physicist Erwin Schrödinger. It is a paradox that illustrates the concept of superposition in quantum mechanics. The experiment involves a cat that is placed in a sealed box with a radioactive source and a poison that will be released when the radioactive source decays. According to quantum mechanics, the cat is both alive and dead until the box is opened and the cat’s state is observed.
The experiment has been the subject of much debate and interpretation in the field of quantum physics. It challenges our understanding of reality and the nature of existence. The experiment is often used to illustrate the bizarre and counterintuitive nature of quantum mechanics, which operates on a scale that is far removed from our everyday experience.
“In quantum many-body theory, we are often faced with the situation that we can perform calculations using a simple approximate interaction, but realistic high-fidelity interactions cause severe computational problems,” says Dean Lee, Professor of Physics from the Facility for Rare Istope Beams and Department of Physics and Astronomy (FRIB) at Michigan State University and head of the Department of Theoretical Nuclear Sciences.
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Wavefunction matching solves this problem by removing the short-distance part of the high-fidelity interaction and replacing it with the short-distance part of an easily calculable interaction. This transformation is done in a way that preserves all the important properties of the original realistic interaction. Since the new wavefunctions are similar to those of the easily computable interaction, the researchers can now perform calculations with the easily computable interaction and apply a standard procedure for handling small corrections – called perturbation theory.
Scientists have, for the first time ever, made light appear to move simultaneously forward and backward in time.
According to a LiveScience report, the new approach, developed by a global team of scientists, may contribute to the development of novel quantum computing methods and advance our understanding of quantum gravity.
In the fascinating realm of quantum physics, particles seem to defy the laws of classical mechanics, exhibiting mind-bending phenomena that challenge our understanding of the universe. One such phenomenon is quantum tunneling.
In quantum tunnels, particles appear to move faster than the speed of light, seemingly breaking the fundamental rules set by Einstein’s theory of relativity.
However, a group of physicists from TU Darmstadt has proposed a new method to measure the time it takes for particles to tunnel, suggesting that previous experiments may have been inaccurate.