Quantum mechanics versus macroscopic realism: Is the flux there when nobody looks?

A. J. Leggett; Anupam Garg

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.857

Quantum mechanics versus macroscopic realism: Is the flux there when nobody looks?

A. J. Leggett, Anupam Garg

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	857-860
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	54
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.54.857
State	Published - 1985

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