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quantum Cheshire cat: a standalone construct

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a pre- and post-selection effect in which a particle and one of its properties, such as polarization, appear to travel along different paths.

In quantum foundations, quantum Cheshire cat refers to a pre- and post-selection effect in which a particle and one of its properties, such as polarization, appear to travel along different paths. This meaning comes from Aharonov (2013) in New Journal of Physics.[1]

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References

Aharonov, Y., Popescu, S., Rohrlich, D., & Skrzypczyk, P. (2013). Quantum Cheshire Cats. New Journal of Physics, 15(11), 113015. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/11/113015

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