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Modern experimental methods have brought thought- experiments from the mind of the theorist into the laboratory. Three specific experiments are discussed: 1) macroscopic quantum phenomena in SQUIDS, 2) single-atom detection of quantum jumps, and 3) delayed-choice experiments in quantum optics. Each experiment intensifies the puzzling character of quantum physics.
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Zajonc, A.G. (1989). Recent Experiments in the Foundations of Quantum Mechanics. In: Bitsakis, E.I., Nicolaides, C.A. (eds) The Concept of Probability. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1175-8_18
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