UCSB physicists challenge classical world with quantum-mechanical implementation of 'shell game'

University of California - Santa Barbara ^ | January 31, 2011 | Unknown

[decimon]

Caption: The photon shell game architecture: Two superconducting phase qubits (squares in the center of the image) are connected to three microwave resonators (three meander lines).

Credit: Erik Lucero, Matteo Mariantoni, Dario Mariantoni

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[decimon]

Holy hidden photon ping.

[newheart]

This game demonstrates that a truly Bosonic excitation can be shuffled among resonators

I am truly starting to worry about myself as the first thing I thought of after reading that sentence was Chris Matthews.

Note to self: cut down on the caffeine.

[broken_arrow1]

Big Deal.

[decimon]

I am truly starting to worry about myself as the first thing I thought of after reading that sentence was Chris Matthews.

And worry you should. ;-)

[decimon]

Big Deal.

No, no, the Big Deal is three card monte.

[martin_fierro]

BM scientists discovered how to move and position individual atoms on a metal surface using a scanning tunneling microscope. The technique was demonstrated in April 1990 at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, Calif., where scientists created the world's first structure: the letters "I-B-M" -- assembled one atom at a time.

[martin_fierro]

*yawn* Get back to me when they have quantum dogs playing poker.

[KarlInOhio]

But how does this help me in my quest to randomly poison cats hidden in boxes?

[RKV]

Go Gauchos! And yeah, they’s sum pretty smart fellas ova deah.

[Raebie]

I had that poster on my wall in high school.

Love!

[MHGinTN]

Light en up, Francis.

[Silentgypsy]

So *that’s* why I haven’t been able to find my microwave single photons.

[decimon]

So *that’s* why I haven’t been able to find my microwave single photons.

Look under the taco shell.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks decimon.

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[bigheadfred]

But how does this help me in my quest to randomly poison cats hidden in boxes?

Maybe you'll be able to pick a box that actually has a cat in it.

Really cut down on that commute ...um....time...

[bigheadfred]

Oh. I forgot.

Quantum Time Travel

[decimon]

Maybe you'll be able to pick a box that actually has a cat in it.

These are quantum cats. Just looking at them puts them into different boxes.

[bigheadfred]

The trick is to not let them know you are looking at them. Take your surfboard along. They'll think you're just trying to catch a wave. Or try rolling a buckyball past them...

[The Comedian]

Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.