Quantum mechanics versus macroscopic realism: Is the flux there when nobody looks?
- 4 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 54 (9) , 857-860
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.54.857
Abstract
It is shown that, in the context of an idealized ‘‘macroscopic quantum coherence’’ experiment, the predictions of quantum mechanics are incompatible with the conjunction of two general assumptions which are designated ‘‘macroscopic realism’’ and ‘‘noninvasive measurability at the macroscopic level.’’ The conditions under which quantum mechanics can be tested against these assumptions in a realistic experiment are discussed.Keywords
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