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We show that superpositions of macroscopic states, such as the “Schrödinger cat” which is in a superposition of the “dead” and “alive” states, are not detectable in practice. They are extremely fragile, and a very weak coupling to the environment suffices to destroy the quantum superposition of the two states.
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Basdevant, JL., Dalibard, J. (2019). Schrödinger’s Cat. In: The Quantum Mechanics Solver. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13724-3_15
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