April 14, 2007 | 5 comments

A Do-It-Yourself Quantum Eraser

Using readily available equipment, you can carry out a home experiment that illustrates one of the weirdest effects in quantum mechanics

By Rachel Hillmer and Paul Kwiat   

 
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