Quantum mechanics technique allows for pushing past 'Rayleigh's curse'
Monday, September 5, 2016 - 08:01
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with the National University of Singapore has found a way to get around what they describe as 'Rayleigh's curse'—a phenomenon that happens when two light sources appear to coalesce as they grow closer together, limiting the ability to measure the distance between them. In their paper published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the team describes how they applied a quantum mechanics technique to solve the problem.