Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 10, 2019 19:26:51 GMT -5
Just FYI. Tonight on Nova the program is about quantum entanglement using quasars on opposite ends of the universe in an experiment. (Einstein showed the phenomenon entanglement in the famous 1935 EPR paper, Einstein-Poldosky-Rosen. But his purpose was to disprove "spooky action at a distance", it was obvious to him reality can't be this crazy. It is). Haven't seen the program, can't wait.
Entanglement shows particles having once interacted are forever connected to each other, instantaneously, that is, whatever happens to one automatically effects a change in the other, even superseding the speed of light, which I expect is the main point of the Canary Islands experiment. (But technically not breaking Einstein's speed of light barrier, as the phenomenon cannot be used to convey information because of the random nature of quantum physics. That is, you can't code information using entanglement, essentially because of quantum randomness, you can't assign specificity in paired particles).
Entanglement shows particles having once interacted are forever connected to each other, instantaneously, that is, whatever happens to one automatically effects a change in the other, even superseding the speed of light, which I expect is the main point of the Canary Islands experiment. (But technically not breaking Einstein's speed of light barrier, as the phenomenon cannot be used to convey information because of the random nature of quantum physics. That is, you can't code information using entanglement, essentially because of quantum randomness, you can't assign specificity in paired particles).