TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum mechanics versus macroscopic realism
T2 - Is the flux there when nobody looks?
AU - Leggett, A. J.
AU - Garg, Anupam
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - It is shown that, in the contect of an idealized macroscopic quantum coherence experiment, the prediction of quantum mechanics are incompattible with the conjunction of two general assimptions which are designated macroscopic realism and noninvasive measurability at the macroscopiclevel. The conditions under which quantum mechanics can be tested against these assumptions in a realistic experiment are discussed.
AB - It is shown that, in the contect of an idealized macroscopic quantum coherence experiment, the prediction of quantum mechanics are incompattible with the conjunction of two general assimptions which are designated macroscopic realism and noninvasive measurability at the macroscopiclevel. The conditions under which quantum mechanics can be tested against these assumptions in a realistic experiment are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.857
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.857
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645494474
VL - 54
SP - 857
EP - 860
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 9
ER -