Experimental Verification of an Indefinite Causal Order
arXiv:1608.01683 · doi:10.1126/sciadv.1602589
Abstract
Investigating the role of causal order in quantum mechanics has recently revealed that the causal distribution of events may not be a-priori well-defined in quantum theory. While this has triggered a growing interest on the theoretical side, creating processes without a causal order is an experimental task. Here we report the first decisive demonstration of a process with an indefinite causal order. To do this, we quantify how incompatible our set-up is with a definite causal order by measuring a 'causal witness'. This mathematical object incorporates a series of measurements which are designed to yield a certain outcome only if the process under examination is not consistent with any well-defined causal order. In our experiment we perform a measurement in a superposition of causal orders - without destroying the coherence - to acquire information both inside and outside of a 'causally non-ordered process'. Using this information, we experimentally determine a causal witness, demonstrating by almost seven standard deviations that the experimentally implemented process does not have a definite causal order.
arXiv comment11 pages + a 9-page Appendix; 5 figures + 5 in the Appendix. Corrected definitions of unitaries in Appendix
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