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Experimental Tests of Macrorealism: An Assessment
The macrorealistic inequality of Leggett and Garg is reviewed, along with a recent experiment that aims to test it.
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Interference, Leggett–Garg Inequality, Macrorealism, Superposition, Transmon.
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