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Elitzur–Vaidman bomb tester (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 5 months ago by AbouBenAdhem to c/wikipedia

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The Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester is a quantum mechanics thought experiment that uses interaction-free measurements to verify that a bomb is functional without having to detonate it. It was conceived in 1993 by Avshalom Elitzur and Lev Vaidman. Since their publication, real-world experiments have confirmed that their theoretical method works as predicted.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

"It is possible for the experiment to verify that the bomb works without triggering its detonation, although there is still a 50% chance that the bomb will detonate in the effort."

Sounds good to me!

(Note: a later section talks about how this chance can be reduced to an arbitrarily small one)