Incompatibility of Macroscopic Local Realism with Quantum Mechanics in Measurements with Macroscopic Uncertainties


Autoria(s): Reid, M. D.
Data(s)

01/03/2000

Resumo

We show that quantum mechanics predicts a contradiction with local hidden variable theories for photon number measurements which have limited resolving power, to the point of imposing an uncertainty in the photon number result which is macroscopic in absolute terms. We show how this can be interpreted as a failure of a new premise, macroscopic local realism.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:13350/UQ13350.pdf

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:13350

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

American Physical Soc.

Palavras-Chave #quantum optics #atom optics #Podolsky-rosen Paradox #Bell Inequality #240402 Quantum Optics and Lasers #C1 #780102 Physical sciences
Tipo

Journal Article