TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing the limits of quantum mechanics
T2 - Motivation, state of play, prospects
AU - Leggett, A. J.
PY - 2002/4/22
Y1 - 2002/4/22
N2 - I present the motivation for experiments which attempt to generate, and verify the existence of, quantum superpositions of two or more states which are by some reasonable criterion 'macroscopically' distinct, and show that various apriori objections to this programme made in the literature are flawed. I review the extent to which such experiments currently exist in the areas of free-space molecular diffraction, magnetic biomolecules, quantum optics and Josephson devices, and sketch possible future lines of development of the programme.
AB - I present the motivation for experiments which attempt to generate, and verify the existence of, quantum superpositions of two or more states which are by some reasonable criterion 'macroscopically' distinct, and show that various apriori objections to this programme made in the literature are flawed. I review the extent to which such experiments currently exist in the areas of free-space molecular diffraction, magnetic biomolecules, quantum optics and Josephson devices, and sketch possible future lines of development of the programme.
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U2 - 10.1088/0953-8984/14/15/201
DO - 10.1088/0953-8984/14/15/201
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037156046
SN - 0953-8984
VL - 14
SP - R415-R451
JO - Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
JF - Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
IS - 15
ER -