Experimental exchange of grins between quantum Cheshire cats

The quantum Cheshire cat effect has already highlighted how, in the quantum realm, a physical property can be temporarily detached from an object. Here, the authors go a step further, experimentally demonstrating how a particle's spin can be permanently separated and exchanged with that of anot...

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Main Authors: Zheng-Hao Liu, Wei-Wei Pan, Xiao-Ye Xu, Mu Yang, Jie Zhou, Ze-Yu Luo, Kai Sun, Jing-Ling Chen, Jin-Shi Xu, Chuan-Feng Li, Guang-Can Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16761-0