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University of Vienna

Superposition of Orders of Quantum Measurements

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Applying the superposition principle to a photon's motion can lead it in two different directions at the same time. If a different order of operations is applied in each path, this can be used to create a genuinely indefinite order of operations.

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Copyright: Jonas Schmöle, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna

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