Protocol for direct counterfactual quantum communication

Phys Rev Lett. 2013 Apr 26;110(17):170502. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.170502. Epub 2013 Apr 23.

Abstract

It has long been assumed in physics that for information to travel between two parties in empty space, "Alice" and "Bob," physical particles have to travel between them. Here, using the "chained" quantum Zeno effect, we show how, in the ideal asymptotic limit, information can be transferred between Alice and Bob without any physical particles traveling between them.