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View SchemaAre Interaction-free Measurements Interaction Free?
| Authors | L. Vaidman |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0006077 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0006077 |
| DOI | 10.1134/1.1405211 |
Abstract
In 1993 Elitzur and Vaidman introduced the concept of interaction-free measurements which allowed finding objects without ``touching'' them. In the proposed method, since the objects were not touched even by photons, thus, the interaction-free measurements can be called as ``seeing in the dark''. Since then several experiments have been successfully performed and various modifications were suggested. Recently, however, the validity of the term ``interaction-free'' has been questioned. The criticism of the name is briefly reviewed and the meaning of the interaction-free measurements is clarified.
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