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Macroscopic "Lola/Mola" Cat State
Harman Deep Kaur, Mariagrazia Trapanese, Kirill Zatrimaylov·March 30, 2025
physics.pop-phQuantum Physics
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Abstract
We present the first--ever example of a macroscopic system in a quantum superposition. The system in question is a Siamese cat known as Lola; however, on a time scale of about 12 hours it oscillates into a different state that we refer to as "Mola". In the "Lola" state, the system is sweet and friendly and allows to cuddle itself, but in the "Mola" state, it is malevolent and witchy. When the probability of the system being in the "Mola" state is high, decoherence is strongly discouraged!