Atomic Schroedinger cat-like states
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Departamento de Fisica, Escuela Superior de Fisica y Matematicas, IPN Edificio 9, Unidad Profesional Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Mexico D.F. 07738 (Mexico)
- Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, A.P. 20-364, Mexico D.F. 01000 (Mexico)
After a short overview of the basic mathematical structure of quantum mechanics we analyze the Schroedinger's antinomic example of a living and dead cat mixed in equal parts. Superpositions of Glauber kets are shown to approximate such macroscopic states. Then, two-level atomic states are used to construct mesoscopic kittens as appropriate linear combinations of angular momentum eigenkets for j = 1/2. Some general comments close the present contribution.
- OSTI ID:
- 21428656
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1287, Issue 1; Conference: Advanced summer school in physics 2009: Frontiers in contemporary physics, Mexico City (Mexico), 27-31 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3507426; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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