Counterfactual communication

Lev Vaidman*

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Abstract

Counterfactual communication, transferring bits and even qubits without particle travelling in the transmission channel is a bizarre quantum effect. It is also a very controversial topic. Here I will try to clarify the meaning of various "counterfactual» quantum protocols.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOptical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology
EditorsSelim M. Shahriar, Jacob Scheuer
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510625105
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventOptical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology 2019 - San Francisco, United States
Duration: 2 Feb 20197 Feb 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume10934
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical, Opto-Atomic, and Entanglement-Enhanced Precision Metrology 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco
Period2/02/197/02/19

Funding

FundersFunder number
Foundation for Scientific Research and Development
Israel Science Foundation

    Keywords

    • Counterfactual communication
    • Interaction-free measurement
    • Past of a quantum particle
    • Quantum Zeno effect
    • Single photon interference

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