Measurements, errors, and negative kinetic energy

Yakir Aharonov*, Sandu Popescu, Daniel Rohrlich, Lev Vaidman

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Abstract

An analaysis of errors in measurement yields insight into the penetration of quantum particles into classically forbidden regions. In addition to physical values, realistic measurements yield unphysical values which, we show, can form a consistent pattern. An experiment to isolate a particle in a classically forbidden region obtains negative values for its kinetic energy. These values realize the concept of a weak value, discussed in previous works.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4084-4090
Number of pages7
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume48
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

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