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Disembodiment of arbitrary number of properties in quantum Cheshire cat experiment

Quantum Physics 2020-12-29 v1

Abstract

The quantum Cheshire cat is an effect demonstrated within the framework of weak measurement aided with post-selection scenario where the property (say, grin) of a quantum particle (the cat) can be found in a spatially separated location from its position. In this work, we first propose interesting variants of quantum Cheshire cat where disembodiment of two different properties of a `cat' is demonstrated, so that, the \emph{grin} and the \emph{meowing} of it can be found in two different paths on an interferometer while the cat is in another path. We further extend this proposal for three-qutrit and dd-qudit systems of a single particle. We provide sketches of the experimental proposals for testing our scheme by using the path, spin and energy degrees of freedoms of a single neutron and the path, polarization and orbital angular momentum of a single photon.

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@article{arxiv.2012.13874,
  title  = {Disembodiment of arbitrary number of properties in quantum Cheshire cat experiment},
  author = {A. K. Pan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.13874},
  year   = {2020}
}

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