Local and nonlocal observables in quantum optics

Autor: Iwo Bialynicki-Birula
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: New Journal of Physics, Vol 16, Iss 11, p 113056 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1367-2630
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/16/11/113056
Popis: It is pointed out that there exists an unambiguous definition of locality that enables one to distinguish local and nonlocal quantities. Observables of both types coexist in quantum optics, but one must be very careful when attempting to measure them. A nonlocal observable that formally depends on the spatial position ${\boldsymbol{r}} $ cannot be locally measured without disturbing the measurements of this observable at all other positions.
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