Schrodinger’s cat

$(a) Experimental observation of the system's response to external influence. (b) From the experimental data, lower bounds on the extend of quantum coherence N_{eff} can be derived.$

Schrödinger-cat-like states: an Emerging Talents Lab Talk with Florian Fröwis

By Phil Brown on September 29, 2017

In a recently published Emerging Talents paper in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical Florian Fröwis investigates Lower bounds on the size of general Schrödinger-cat states from experimental data. Florian spoke to JPhys+ to explain more about Schrödinger-cat-like states. Recent experiments have… Read More ›

Quantum-classical transition. Adapted From M D Reid 2017 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 50 41LT01. Copyright IOP Publishing.

Cats in Physics

By Phil Brown on September 15, 2017

This week the Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded; for achievements that first make you laugh, then make you think. The Ig Nobel prize for physics was awarded to a study On the Rheology of Cats, but these feline house guests… Read More ›