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A dynamical model for the collapse of the wave function in a quantum measurement process is proposed by considering the interaction of a quantum system (spin-1/2) with a macroscopic quantum apparatus interacting with an environment in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. Venugopalan , Deepak Kumar , R. Ghosh

Strong long-range coupling between distant spins is crucial for spin-based quantum information processing. However, achieving such a strong spin-spin coupling remains challenging. Here we propose to realize a strong coupling between two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-30 Wei Xiong , Miao Tian , Guo-Qiang Zhang , J. Q. You

The quantum gravity-induced entanglement of masses (QGEM) protocol for testing quantum gravity using entanglement witnessing utilizes the creation of spatial quantum superpositions of two neutral, massive matter-wave interferometers kept…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-26 Martine Schut , Andrew Geraci , Sougato Bose , Anupam Mazumdar

Full coherent control and generation of superpositions of the quantum harmonic oscillator are not only of fundamental interest but are crucial for applications in quantum simulations, quantum-enhanced metrology and continuous-variable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-06 S. Saner , O. Băzăvan , D. J. Webb , G. Araneda , D. M. Lucas , C. J. Ballance , R. Srinivas

We propose an all spin state element to enable all spin state machines using spin currents and nanomagnets. We demonstrate via numerical simulations the operation of a state element a critical building block for synchronous, sequential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Sasikanth Manipatruni , Dmitri E. Nikonov , Ian A. Young

Realizing a spatial superposition with massive objects is one of the most fundamental challenges, as it will test quantum theory in new regimes, probe quantum-gravity, and enable to test exotic theories like gravitationally induced…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-29 Yonathan Japha , Ron Folman

With the example of a Stern-Gerlach measurement on a spin-1/2 atom, we show that a superposition of both paths may be observed compatibly with properties attributed to state collapse - for example, the singleness (or mutual exclusivity) of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-05 Jay Lawrence

This paper is a proposal for the generation of many-body entangled state in atomic and mechanical systems. Application of strong Rydberg dressing interaction and fast bifurcation scheme in an ultra-stable Cs lattice clock in this proposal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-10-24 Mohammadsadegh Khazali

This study presents a mathematical model of the spatial and rotational motion of a nanodiamond in an inverted harmonic potential to create a macroscopic quantum spatial superposition. The model is based on the Stern-Gerlach Interferometer…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-03 Ryan Rizaldy , Tian Zhou , Run Zhou , Anupam Mazumdar

Entanglement is a fascinating feature of quantum mechanics and a key ingredient in most quantum information processing tasks. Yet the generation of entanglement is usually hampered by undesired dissipation owing to the inevitable coupling…

Evidencing the quantum nature of gravity through the entanglement of two masses has recently been proposed. Proposals using qubits to witness this entanglement can afford to bring two masses close enough so that the complete 1/r interaction…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-27 Bin Yi , Urbasi Sinha , Dipankar Home , Anupam Mazumdar , Sougato Bose

Nuclear spins in the solid state environment of diamond are highly coherent, but difficult to rapidly control due to the small nuclear gyromagnetic ratio. Here we demonstrate a more than 50-fold enhancement of the effective nuclear…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-05 S. Sangtawesin , J. R. Petta

We investigate the presence of spin- and planar- squeezing in generalized superpositions of atomic (or spin) coherent states (ACS). Spin-squeezing has been shown to be a useful tool in determining the presence of entanglement in…

A chiral supersolid is a quantum phase that simultaneously exhibits crystalline order, superfluidity, and topological spin texture, with spontaneously broken translational, U(1) gauge, and chiral symmetries. Here, we demonstrate a chiral…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-08-21 Biao Dong , Xiao-Fei Zhang , Wei Han , Renyuan Liao , Xue-Ying Yang , Wu-Ming Liu , Yong-Chang Zhang

We propose a robust scheme for generating macroscopic superposition states of spin or motion with the aid of a single photon. Shaping the wave packet of the photon enables high-fidelity preparation of non-classical states of matter even in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-09-26 Emily J. Davis , Zhaoyou Wang , Amir H. Safavi-Naeini , Monika H. Schleier-Smith

Capacitance of a nanoscale system is usually thought of having two contributions, a classical electrostatic contribution and a quantum contribution dependent on the density of states and/or molecular orbitals close to the Fermi energy. In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Yu-Ning Wu , Xiao-Guang Zhang , Hai-Ping Cheng

The electron spin is a natural two level system that allows a qubit to be encoded. When localized in a gate defined quantum dot, the electron spin provides a promising platform for a future functional quantum computer. The essential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-04 Luka Trifunovic , Oliver Dial , Mircea Trif , James R. Wootton , Rediet Abebe , Amir Yacoby , Daniel Loss

The coupling of the spin and the motion of charge carriers stems directly from the atomic structure of a conductor. It has become an important ingredient for the emergence of topological matter, and, in particular, topological…

We present and analyze a proposal for a macroscopic quantum delayed-choice experiment with massive mechanical resonators. In our approach, the electronic spin of a single nitrogen-vacancy impurity is employed to control the coherent…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-11 Wei Qin , Adam Miranowicz , Guilu Long , J. Q. You , Franco Nori

We describe an interactive computer program that simulates Stern-Gerlach measurements on spin-1/2 and spin-1 particles. The user can design and run experiments involving successive spin measurements, illustrating incompatible observables,…

Physics Education · Physics 2015-03-02 Daniel V. Schroeder , Thomas A. Moore