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View SchemaThe Three-Box Paradox Revisited
| Authors | Tamar Ravon, Lev Vaidman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0606067 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0606067 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1751-8113/40/11/021 |
Abstract
The classical three-box paradox of Kirkpatrick [J. Phys. A 36 4891 (2003)] is compared to the original quantum Three-Box paradox of Aharonov and Vaidman [J. Phys. A 24 2315 (1991)]. It is argued that the quantum Three-Box experiment is a "quantum paradox" in the sense that it is an example of a classical task which cannot be accomplished using classical means, but can be accomplished using quantum devices. It is shown that Kirkpatrick's card game is analogous to a different game with a particle in three boxes which does not contain paradoxical features.
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