A J Leggett 2002 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 R415 doi:10.1088/0953-8984/14/15/201
A J Leggett
Show affiliationsI present the motivation for experiments which attempt to generate, and verify the existence of, quantum superpositions of two or more states which are by some reasonable criterion `macroscopically' distinct, and show that various a priori objections to this programme made in the literature are flawed. I review the extent to which such experiments currently exist in the areas of free-space molecular diffraction, magnetic biomolecules, quantum optics and Josephson devices, and sketch possible future lines of development of the programme.
Issue 15 (22 April 2002)
Received 19 February 2002
Published 4 April 2002
A J Leggett 2002 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 14 R415
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