Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics

Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics

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https://phys.org/news/2018-11-optical-tweezers-laws-quantum-mechanics.html

This theory has led to some weird and counterintuitive conclusions. One of them is that quantum mechanics allows for a single object to exist in two different states of reality at the same time. For example, quantum physics allows a body to be at two different locations in space simultaneously – or both dead and alive, as in the famous thought experiment of Schrödinger's cat.

The technical name for this phenomenon is superposition. Superpositions have been observed for tiny objects like single atoms. But clearly, we never see a superposition in our everyday lives. For example, we do not see a cup of coffee in two locations at the same time.

Experiments with optical tweezers race to test the laws of quantum mechanics

Nov 7, 2018, 4:17pm UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-11-optical-tweezers-laws-quantum-mechanics.html > This theory has led to some weird and counterintuitive conclusions. One of them is that quantum mechanics allows for a single object to exist in two different states of reality at the same time. For example, quantum physics allows a body to be at two different locations in space simultaneously – or both dead and alive, as in the famous thought experiment of Schrödinger's cat. > The technical name for this phenomenon is superposition. Superpositions have been observed for tiny objects like single atoms. But clearly, we never see a superposition in our everyday lives. For example, we do not see a cup of coffee in two locations at the same time.