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Contemporary observational and theoretical studies on the temporal nature of microscopic measurements renewed the discussion about the fundamental constants, leading to the possibility of light speed variation and superluminal pulse…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 R Assumpcao

Using complex quantum Hamilton-Jacobi formulation, a new kind of non-linear equations is proposed that have almost classical structure and extend the Schroedinger equation to describe the collapse of the wave function as a finite-time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-04 A. Yu. Ignatiev

Recently, Elio Conte has commented a paper by the present author devoted to analyze the possibility of checking experimentally whether the perceptual process can lead to the collapse of the wavefunction. Here we answer to the comments by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 GianCarlo Ghirardi

In this article, we propose a resolution to the paradox of apparent superluminal velocities for tunneling particles, by a careful treatment of temporal observables in quantum theory and through a precise application of the duality between…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-01-01 Charis Anastopoulos , Ntina Savvidou

Since it began \cite{CocconiMorrison}, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has focused on interstellar \emph{classical} communication. Recently, Berera \cite{Berera:2020rpl} pointed out that, at certain frequencies, photon…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-06 Latham Boyle

In an experiment featuring nonlinear optics, delayed choice and EPR-type correlations, the possibility of faster-than-light communication appears not totally implausible. Attempts are put forward and discussed to refute this claim.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Karl Svozil

Two alternative interpretations of the quantum collapse are proposed: a time-ordered and a timeless one. The time-ordered interpretation implies that the speed of light can be defined in an absolute way, while the timeless quantum collapse…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-01-17 Antoine Suarez

We present a way to realize quantum information transfer with superconducting flux qubits coupled to a cavity. Because only resonant qubit-cavity interaction and resonant qubit-pulse interaction are applied, the information transfer can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Chui-Ping Yang

A variant of electrodynamics is constructed in which faster-than-light motions are possible.

Classical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. A. Kotel'nikov

In this speculative note some of the conceivable options of supercavitation in the vacuum of quantized field theory are discussed. The resulting modes of propagation could in principle be faster than the velocity of light in unbounded…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Karl Svozil

Quantum communications is the art of exchanging and manipulating information beyond the capabilities of the conventional technologies using the laws of quantum mechanics. With applications ranging from quantum computing to cryptographic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-01 T. K. Paraïso , R. I. Woodward , D. G. Marangon , V. Lovic , Z. L. Yuan , A. J. Shields

Paw{\l}owski and Winter's hyperbit theory, proposed in 2012, presented itself as an alternative to quantum theory, suggesting novel ways of redefining entanglement and classical communication paradigms. This research undertakes a meticulous…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-07 Giovanni Scala , Seyed Arash Ghoreishi , Marcin Pawłowski

We propose to "boost" the speed of communication and computation by immersing the computing environment into a medium whose index of refraction is smaller than one, thereby trespassing the speed-of-light barrier.

General Physics · Physics 2010-07-27 Volkmar Putz , Karl Svozil

Quantum communication holds a promise for absolutely secure transmission of secret messages and faithful transfer of unknown quantum states. Photonic channels appear to be very attractive for physical implementation of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Lu-Ming Duan , Mikhail Lukin , Ignacio Cirac , Peter Zoller

In the present work we investigate the possibility of superluminal information transmission in quantum theory. We give simple and general arguments to prove that the general structure (Hilbert's space plus instantaneous state reduction) of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Giovanni Andrea Fantasia

All paradoxes concerning faster-than-light signal propagation reported in recent experiments can be dispelled by using imaginary time in a quantum framework. I present a proposal of testing imaginary time in a total reflection.

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-04-02 Zhong Chao Wu

The interferometry-based experimental tests of quantum properties of space-time which the author sketched out in a recent short Letter [Nature 398 (1999) 216] are here discussed in self-contained fashion. Besides providing detailed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Giovanni Amelino-Camelia

Motivated by a proposal from Greenberger [Physica Scripta T76, p.57 (1998) ] for superluminal signaling, and inspired by an experiment from Zou, Wang, and Mandel [Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, p.318 (1991) ] showing interference effects within…

General Physics · Physics 2013-01-22 Demetrios A. Kalamidas

Superposition of two or more states is one of the fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics and provides the basis for several advantages quantum information processing offers. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate that quantum…

The field of propagating quantum microwaves has started to receive considerable attention in the past few years. Motivated at first by the lack of an efficient microwave-to-optical platform that could solve the issue of secure communication…