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Main Authors: Frumkin, Valeri, Bush, John W. M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13590
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author Frumkin, Valeri
Bush, John W. M.
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Bush, John W. M.
contents Interaction-free measurement is thought to allow for quantum particles to detect objects along paths they never traveled. As such, it represents one of the most beguiling of quantum phenomena. Here, we present a classical analog of interaction-free measurement using the hydrodynamic pilot-wave system, in which a droplet self-propels across a vibrating fluid surface, guided by a wave of its own making. We argue that existing rationalizations of interaction-free quantum measurement in terms of particles being guided by wave forms allow for a classical description manifest in our hydrodynamic system, wherein the measurement is decidedly not interaction-free.
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spellingShingle Misinference of interaction-free measurement from a classical system
Frumkin, Valeri
Bush, John W. M.
Quantum Physics
Interaction-free measurement is thought to allow for quantum particles to detect objects along paths they never traveled. As such, it represents one of the most beguiling of quantum phenomena. Here, we present a classical analog of interaction-free measurement using the hydrodynamic pilot-wave system, in which a droplet self-propels across a vibrating fluid surface, guided by a wave of its own making. We argue that existing rationalizations of interaction-free quantum measurement in terms of particles being guided by wave forms allow for a classical description manifest in our hydrodynamic system, wherein the measurement is decidedly not interaction-free.
title Misinference of interaction-free measurement from a classical system
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.13590