Observing and the observed

Michael Roukes ()
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Michael Roukes: Applied Physics and Bioengineering and at the Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2006, vol. 443, issue 7108, 154-155

Abstract: Quantum mechanics states that the measurement process can fundamentally alter what is being measured. This 'back-action' has been observed on the macroscopic scale — in the vibrations of a tiny mechanical device.

Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1038/443154a

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