Quantum Cheshire Cats

Authors

Yakir Aharonov, Chapman UniversityFollow
Sandu Popescu, University of BristolFollow
Daniel Rohrlich, Ben Gurion University of the NegevFollow
Paul Skrzypczyk, University of Cambridge

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2013

Abstract

In this paper we present a quantum Cheshire Cat. In a pre- and post-selected experiment we find the Cat in one place, and its grin in another. The Cat is a photon, while the grin is its circular polarization.

Comments

This article was originally published in New Journal of Physics, volume 15, issue 11, in 2013. DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015

Recommended Citation

Aharonov, Yakir, Sandu Popescu, Daniel Rohrlich, and Paul Skrzypczyk. "Quantum Cheshire Cats." New Journal of Physics 15.11 (2013): 113015. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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