• When you toss a coin, you put it into a higher-energy state until it falls back down again • It can then end up in one of two possible states: heads or tails • No matter which state the coin was in before, after the toss both outcomes are equally likely • A team at TU Wien has analyzed a quantum system that also has two equivalent ground states • By supplying energy through ion bombardment, this state can be changed

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  • When you toss a coin, you put it into a higher-energy state until it falls back down again. It can then end up in one of two possible states: heads or tails. No matter which state the coin was in before, after the toss both outcomes are equally likely. A team at TU Wien has analyzed a quantum system that also has two equivalent ground states. By supplying energy through ion bombardment, this state can be changed.

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