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Quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics

Physicists take snapshots of quantum measurement

07 Mar 2020
A photo of an ion trap
Ideal system: A strontium ion trapped in an electric field. The measurement on the ion lasts only a millionth of a second. (Courtesy: F Pokorny et al., Stockholm University)
Anyone familiar with quantum mechanics knows that the act of measurement forces quantum systems into

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Edwin Cartlidge is a science writer based in Rome
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