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arXiv:quant-ph/9705006

Interaction-Free Measurements, Atom Localisation and Complementarity

Anders Karlsson, Gunnar G. Bjork, Erik Forsberg

Published May 7, 1997• 1 citation
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Abstract

We analyse interaction-free measurements on classical and quantum objects. We show the transition from a classical interaction free measurement to a quantum non-demolition measurement of atom number, and discuss the mechanism of the enforcement of complementarity in atom interferometric interaction-free measurements.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.quant-ph/9705006

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