Forskare har designat världens första kvantfarfarsklocka

27 maj 2026

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Forskare har skapat den första kompletta designen av en kvantversion av en pendelklocka med hjälp av en enstaka atom, speglar och ljus. Apparaten kan främja förståelsen för tidtagning på kvantskala.

Matteo Brunelli vid Collège de France och hans kollegor har utvecklat en matematisk modell som återskapar nyckelelementen i en traditionell farfarsklocka med hjälp av kvantkomponenter. Deras design består av ett hålrum format av två motstående speglar, varav en oscillerar, tillsammans med en atom som växlar mellan energitillstånd och emitterar fotoner för att driva rörelsen. Atomen fungerar som en gångmekanism som säkerställer stabila tickanden utan extern styrning.

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