Scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology reveal that time can go quantum in ion clock experiments
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Few concepts in physics are as familiar, yet as enigmatic, as time. In Einstein’s theory of relativity, time is not absolute: its passage depends on motion and gravity. But when combined with quantum physics, this relativistic form of time becomes even more counterintuitive. According to quantum theory, the flow of time itself may exist in a genuine quantum superposition, ticking faster and slower at the same time. A new paper by physicists at Stevens Institute of Technology shows that this striking possibility may soon be tested in real life.