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Revision as of 20:02, July 22, 2007
A quantum eraser is a device in physics that alters the outcome of an experiment by erasing quantum information.
In quantum mechanics the observation of a subatomic particle has an effect on its behavior. It logically follows that erasing the observation of a subatomic particle will also effect its behavior.