PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America) published a manuscript titled "Direct counterfactual communication via quantum Zeno effect" by Cao et al.
The article's significance, submitted in August 2016, is given as:
"Recent theoretical studies have shown that quantum mechanics allows counterfactual communication, even without actual transmission of physical particles, which raised a heated debate on its interpretation. Although several papers have been published on the theoretical aspects of the subject, a faithful experimental demonstration is missing. Here, by using the quantum Zeno effect and a single-photon source, direct communication without carrier particle transmission is implemented successfully. We experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of direct counterfactual communication with the current technique. The results of our work can help deepen the understanding of quantum mechanics. Furthermore, our experimental scheme is applicable to other quantum technologies, such as imaging and state preparation."
(Credit: Cao et al)
How help you grok the article, here are some links:
- Article from Science Alert
- Wikipedia: Quantum Zeno Effect
- Wikipedia: Zeno's Arrow Paradow
- ResearchGate: Yuan Cao
