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| author | Roux, Filippus S. |
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| contents | Superpositions of mass distributions can potentially lead to entanglement with the geometry of spacetime. Here we show that there exists a natural reluctance for macroscopic mass distributions to form such superpositions. The macroscopic superposition is modeled as a Schr{ö}dinger cat state. The reluctance manifests as a dip in the total energy of the Schr{ö}dinger cat state as a function of the separation distance between the terms in the superposition. The dip in the energy provides an opposing force preventing the formation of the superposition. A generalization of this phenomenon addressing the measurement problem is also discussed. |
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| spellingShingle | Nature abhors macroscopic superpositions Roux, Filippus S. Quantum Physics Superpositions of mass distributions can potentially lead to entanglement with the geometry of spacetime. Here we show that there exists a natural reluctance for macroscopic mass distributions to form such superpositions. The macroscopic superposition is modeled as a Schr{ö}dinger cat state. The reluctance manifests as a dip in the total energy of the Schr{ö}dinger cat state as a function of the separation distance between the terms in the superposition. The dip in the energy provides an opposing force preventing the formation of the superposition. A generalization of this phenomenon addressing the measurement problem is also discussed. |
| title | Nature abhors macroscopic superpositions |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.01811 |