tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post6775300438987694093..comments2024-02-20T15:17:48.594+11:00Comments on A.E.Brain: Science! Molecular Octopi!Zoe Brainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-75522205646510462772011-04-19T02:46:45.626+10:002011-04-19T02:46:45.626+10:00From the paper:
In our experiment, the superposit...From the paper:<br /><br /><i>In our experiment, the superposition consists of having <br />all 430 atoms simultaneously 'in the left arm' and 'in the right arm' of <br />our interferometer, that is, two possibilities that are <br />macroscopically distinct. The path separation is about two orders of <br />magnitude larger than the size of the molecules.</i>Zimbelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-79210233417864404632011-04-19T02:44:35.378+10:002011-04-19T02:44:35.378+10:00Very poorly written article (not yours - ScienceDa...Very poorly written article (not yours - ScienceDaily's).<br /><br />Here's the original paper:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v2/n4/full/ncomms1263.html" rel="nofollow">Quantum interference of large organic molecules</a>Zimbelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573426.post-17541085334357411322011-04-19T02:33:57.760+10:002011-04-19T02:33:57.760+10:00Very poorly written article (not yours - ScienceDa...Very poorly written article (not yours - ScienceDaily's).<br /><br />Here's the original paper; while my quantum mechanics is weak, at least I don't have to figure out what a thought experiment about radioactive decay has to do with quantum interference:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v2/n4/full/ncomms1263.html" rel="nofollow">Quantum interference of large organic molecules</a>Zimbelnoreply@blogger.com