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We consider the influence of a direct or indirect measurement process on a composite quantum system. We derive explicit analytical expressions for the case of two quantum spins positioned on both sides of the quantum cantilever. The spins are coupled indirectly to each others via their interaction with a magnetic tip deposited on the cantilever. Two types of quantum witnesses can be considered, which quantify the invasiveness of a measurement on the systems\u2019 quantum states: (i) A local quantum witness stands for the consequence on the quantum spin states of a measurement done on the cantilever, meaning we first perform a measurement on the cantilever, and subsequently a measurement on a spin. (ii) The non-local quantum witness signifies the response of one spin if a measurement is done on the other spin. In both cases the disturbance must involve the cantilever. However, in the first case, the spin-cantilever interaction is linear in the coupling constant    \u03a9   , where as in the second case, the spin-spin interaction is quadratic in    \u03a9   . For both cases, we find and discuss analytical results for the witness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym12071078","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,2]],"date-time":"2020-07-02T05:00:08Z","timestamp":1593666008000},"page":"1078","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Local and Non-Local Invasive Measurements on Two Quantum Spins Coupled via Nanomechanical Oscillations"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Dimitrios","family":"Maroulakos","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Physik, Martin-Luther Universit\u00e4t Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle\/Saale, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Levan","family":"Chotorlishvili","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Physik, Martin-Luther Universit\u00e4t Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle\/Saale, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0471-1622","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dominik","family":"Schulz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Physik, Martin-Luther Universit\u00e4t Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle\/Saale, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jamal","family":"Berakdar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Physik, Martin-Luther Universit\u00e4t Halle-Wittenberg, D-06120 Halle\/Saale, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"016001","DOI":"10.1088\/0034-4885\/77\/1\/016001","article-title":"Leggett\u2013garg inequalities","volume":"77","author":"Emary","year":"2013","journal-title":"Rep. 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