Quantum Computers And Tossing A Coin In The Microcosm
Sunday, July 12, 2009 - 23:14
in Physics & Chemistry
An atomic "coin" can display a superposition of heads and tails when it has been thrown. If you leave the decision where a quantum particle should go to a coin like this, you get unusual effects. For the first time, physicists have demonstrated these effects in an experiment with caesium.