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Quantum theory verified by experiment

Systems of quantum objects can be characterized by the correlations between the objects. A technique that precisely measures even the most delicate of these correlations allows models of quantum systems to be tested. See Letter p.323

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Figure 1: Observing correlations in a quantum system.

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