title: Protocol for direct counterfactual quantum communication.
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.
authors.affiliation: The National Center for Mathematics and Physics, KACST, P.O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia. salih.hatim@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hatim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salih
authors.forename: Zheng-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Amri
authors.forename: M Suhail
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zubairy