%0 Journal Article
%T Are Interaction-free Measurements Interaction Free?
%A L. Vaidman
%J Physics
%D 2000
%I arXiv
%R 10.1134/1.1405211
%X In 1993 Elitzur and Vaidman introduced the concept of interaction-free measurements which allowed finding objects without ``touching'' them. In the proposed method, since the objects were not touched even by photons, thus, the interaction-free measurements can be called as ``seeing in the dark''. Since then several experiments have been successfully performed and various modifications were suggested. Recently, however, the validity of the term ``interaction-free'' has been questioned. The criticism of the name is briefly reviewed and the meaning of the interaction-free measurements is clarified.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0006077v1