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Search for Hidden Observables in Neutron Experiments

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Neutrons are proper tools for testing basic laws of quantum physics since they are massive and can be handled and measured with high efficiency. Suitable post-selection experiments demonstrate coherence features of sub-ensembles even when the whole ensemble seems to have lost its coherence.

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Rauch, H. (2017). Search for Hidden Observables in Neutron Experiments. In: Bertlmann, R., Zeilinger, A. (eds) Quantum [Un]Speakables II. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38987-5_23

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