Student ability to distinguish between superposition states and mixed states in quantum mechanics

Superposition gives rise to the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics and is therefore one of the concepts at the heart of quantum mechanics. Although we have found that many students can successfully use the idea of superposition to calculate the probabilities of different measurement outcomes,...

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Main Authors: Gina Passante, Paul J. Emigh, Peter S. Shaffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015-11-01
Series:Physical Review Special Topics. Physics Education Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.11.020135