Quantum Cheshire Cat effect may be explained by standard quantum mechanics
Monday, June 8, 2015 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—"A grin without a cat" is how Lewis Carroll describes the Cheshire Cat's mysterious way of disappearing while leaving its grin behind in his 1865 classic, Alice in Wonderland. The fanciful character raises a question that has captured physicists' attention over the past few years: can an object be separated from its properties?