This Nature article (“Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator”) is making headlines in various media, and seems to be about large-scale quantum superposition, but it’s always hard to tell what’s getting lost in translation when you’re not an expert. I’d prefer to put my trust in people here who think they’re qualified to comment. Anyone?
I was about to post this here. If they actually verified that the resonator was in superposition, if they actually got interference effects out of it, well, that’s it then, collapse isn’t just dead, it’s, well… I need a word for “dead” that’s more emphatic than “dead”.
This Nature article (“Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator”) is making headlines in various media, and seems to be about large-scale quantum superposition, but it’s always hard to tell what’s getting lost in translation when you’re not an expert. I’d prefer to put my trust in people here who think they’re qualified to comment. Anyone?
I was about to post this here. If they actually verified that the resonator was in superposition, if they actually got interference effects out of it, well, that’s it then, collapse isn’t just dead, it’s, well… I need a word for “dead” that’s more emphatic than “dead”.
It’s… ahem… collapsed. :P
(at least such is my thought.)
I can’t access the article now, so could you explain in more detail what is implies for the quantum collapse?