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Re:An ultra-precise clock shows how to link the quantum worl... by nanomonkey on Monday October 25, 2021 @12:17PM (#28989570)
They key part here that is not easy to set up in an experiment is "massive object in superposition". Superposition is generally something that we observe in mass-less objects (bosons) like photons on a macroscopic level. The spin state of an electron or any other massive objects (fermions) isn't going to effect it's mass distribution observably on a macroscopic level as far as I understand it...these things usually collapse upon interaction with other particles.

The curious thing in my opinion is how this will effect quantum computing. If gravity causes decoherence, then it is likely difficult to maintain coherence in large qubit devices that aren't in microgravity.

Re:An ultra-precise clock shows how to link the quantum worl... by mrami on Monday October 25, 2021 @12:39PM (#28989904)
A bit of a tangent, but boson vs. fermion is not a massless/massive split. There are massive bosons. Rather, it's a split on the qualities of the objects' spin, and thus whether they obey the Pauli exclusion principle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boson

Re:An ultra-precise clock shows how to link the quantum worl... by nanomonkey on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:15PM (#28991889)
Ah yes, you're correct. I see that I remembered that incorrectly.