The Quantum Cheshire Cat (IMAGE)

Vienna University of Technology

The Quantum Cheshire Cat

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The basic idea of the Quantum Cheshire Cat: In an interferometer, an object is separated from one if its properties -- like a cat, moving on a different path than its own grin.

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TU Vienna / Leon Filter

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