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A strict experimental test of macroscopic realism in a superconducting flux qubit

Authors :
George C. Knee
Kosuke Kakuyanagi
Mao-Chuang Yeh
Yuichiro Matsuzaki
Hiraku Toida
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Shiro Saito
Anthony J. Leggett
William J. Munro
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Objective collapse theories are formulations of quantum physics that attempt to solve the measurement problem through modified dynamical laws. Here, the authors constrain such theories by testing a generalization of the Leggett-Garg inequality in a superconducting flux qubit experiment.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.be29ea2b90d41cba7b504150ce7c6e9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13253