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Can We Hear the Sounds of Quantum Superpositions?
Can We Hear the Sounds of Quantum Superpositions?

Author(s): Vlatko Vedral
Subject(s): Music, Sociology of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: quantum mechanics; superposition; sound; Schrödinger’s cat;

Summary/Abstract: In this article I explore the possibility of being able to hear the sound of a quantum superposition of two sounds. What would it mean and is it feasible to explore performing an experiment that would allow us to test this notion?

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: 24
  • Page Range: 15-19
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English