Sunday 3 January 2016

How to Observe Schrodinger's Cat Without Killing it

How to Observe Schrodinger's Cat Without Killing it:
Schrödinger’s cat is by far the best known example of demonstrating quantum superpositions. Now, scientists might be able to observe the cat without risking killing it.
First, lets quickly recap Schrodinger’s cat. To quote from the NewScientist picture, “Erwin Schrödinger proposed that a cat in a closed, booby-trapped box with a random quantum trigger could be simultaneously dead and alive.” From here, the only way to know whether the cat is dead or alive is to open the box and look. By opening the box, you risk killing the cat. So, back to the headline, scientists have proposed that we can ‘look inside the box’ without the risk of killing our feline companion.

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