Macroscopic "Lola/Mola" Cat State
Popular Physics
2026-01-27 v2 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We present the first--ever example of a macroscopic system in a quantum superposition. The system in question is a Siamese cat known as Lola; however, on a time scale of about 12 hours it oscillates into a different state that we refer to as "Mola". In the "Lola" state, the system is sweet and friendly and allows to cuddle itself, but in the "Mola" state, it is malevolent and witchy. When the probability of the system being in the "Mola" state is high, decoherence is strongly discouraged!
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@article{arxiv.2503.23433,
title = {Macroscopic "Lola/Mola" Cat State},
author = {Harman Deep Kaur and Mariagrazia Trapanese and Kirill Zatrimaylov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2503.23433},
year = {2026}
}
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