Physicists discover a hidden “curveball” in quantum light

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 13 Sept, 11:22 UTC

Researchers have experimentally demonstrated the optical Magnus effect for the first time, revealing that a tightly focused laser interacts most strongly with an atom slightly away from the beam’s center. The unexpected shift is similar to the physics that makes a spinning table tennis ball curve…