College Physics ›› 2026, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (08): 8-.doi: 10.16854/j.cnki.1000-0712.260116

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Macroscopic quantum effects: Are quantum phenomena microscopic?

Ao Ping   

  1. Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China
  • Received:2026-02-26 Accepted:2026-03-02 Online:2026-10-10 Published:2026-10-17

Abstract: Some small thoughts of a participator on 2025 Nobel prize on macroscopic quantum phenomena of a paradigm shift: the difficult thinking process on theoretical side and the courageous effort of experimentalists. Together they demonstrated the wider validity range quantum mechanics. It is also a good example showing the power of the small research group consisting of student, postdoc and professor, as well as of international collaborations in moving science ahead.

Key words: macroscopic quantum physics, open systems, Josephson junction, quantum tunneling, dissipation