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[[Category:Quantum Mechanics]]

Latest revision as of 22:09, April 8, 2008

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.

Sources

Scientific American