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Schrodinger's cat meets Einstein's twins: A superposition of different clock times

Abstract:: The phenomenon of quantum superposition, which allows a physical system to exist in different states 'simultaneously', is one of the most bizarre notions in physics. Here we illustrate an even more bizarre example of it: a superposed state of a physical system consisting of both an 'older' version and a 'younger' version of that system. This can be accomplished by exploiting the special relativistic effect of time dilation featuring in Einstein's famous twin paradox. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

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Vedral, V., & Morikoshi, F. (2008). Schrodinger's cat meets Einstein's twins: A superposition of different clock times. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, 47(8), 2126–2129.

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Vedral, V., and F. Morikoshi. “Schrodinger's Cat Meets Einstein's Twins: A Superposition of Different Clock Times.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS, vol. 47, no. 8, 2008, pp. 2126–29.

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Vedral, V, and F Morikoshi. 2008. “Schrodinger's Cat Meets Einstein's Twins: A Superposition of Different Clock Times.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS 47 (8): 2126–29.
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Publisher copy:: 10.1007/s10773-007-9568-y

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+ Vedral, V More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Physics
Sub department:: Atomic & Laser Physics
Role:: Author

+ Morikoshi, F More by this author

Role:: Author

Journal:: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS More from this journal
Volume:: 47
Issue:: 8
Pages:: 2126-2129
Publication date:: 2008-08-01
DOI:: 10.1007/s10773-007-9568-y
EISSN:: 1572-9575
ISSN:: 0020-7748

Language:: English
Keywords:: Schroedinger's cat

twin paradox

superposition
Pubs id:: pubs:158339
UUID:: uuid:3930f26b-7d82-466b-b942-639e9d3dbfc8
Local pid:: pubs:158339
Source identifiers:: 158339
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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Copyright date:: 2008

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