Work

Testing the quantum superposition principle in the frequency domain

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We study how photon emission of a two-level system is modified if the superposition principle is violated. We solve the relevant equations of motion. We quantify the magnitude of the new spectral effects for relevant collapse models to illustrate our theoretical results. We show how these effects can be distinguished from those of standard environmental decoherence. We apply our result to physically interesting systems and suggest that accurate-enough spectroscopic experiments are within reach with current technology.

Source: Physical Review A

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.89.032127

Authors: M. Bahrami, A. Bassi, H. Ulbricht

Institutions: University of Trieste, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, University of Southampton

Language: English

Topic: Quantum Mechanics and Applications

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: John Templeton Foundation, Foundational Questions Institute, Université Paris 13, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Awards: G889452319, Nonclassicalities and Quantum Control at the Nanoscale