Discussion
Electron pairs spin in opposing rotations, in agreement with the theory of conservation of angular momentum.
The spin of one of a pair can be changed using magnetic pulses.
When you then intercept the remaining electron (now a long way away in time and space from the flipped electron) to detect its spin rotation, it's always (so far) also flipped.
I may have the details incorrect, but the observation is consistent.
This clearly doesn't sit well with current models of time and space, not least because it requires the transmission of information faster than the speed of light.
Albert didn't like this result when the observation was first made during his lifetime (still missing you Albert).
So, we need to alter our model and come up with a more accurate one.
A bit like having to think of photons as existing in probability clouds instead of thinking of them as being hard particles or waves.
This is more consistent with the observation of what happens to some single photons (deflected) when they pass through a diffraction grating.
I've been out of the game for many years, so feel free to educate me as to where current thinking is at.
As Kamala would say ...... weird.
The spin of one of a pair can be changed using magnetic pulses.
When you then intercept the remaining electron (now a long way away in time and space from the flipped electron) to detect its spin rotation, it's always (so far) also flipped.
I may have the details incorrect, but the observation is consistent.
This clearly doesn't sit well with current models of time and space, not least because it requires the transmission of information faster than the speed of light.
Albert didn't like this result when the observation was first made during his lifetime (still missing you Albert).
So, we need to alter our model and come up with a more accurate one.
A bit like having to think of photons as existing in probability clouds instead of thinking of them as being hard particles or waves.
This is more consistent with the observation of what happens to some single photons (deflected) when they pass through a diffraction grating.
I've been out of the game for many years, so feel free to educate me as to where current thinking is at.
As Kamala would say ...... weird.
Edited by OIC on Sunday 13th April 17:45
Physicist here…but many years ago. So I’ll defer to Grok:
Entangled particles share a quantum state described by a single wavefunction. When you measure one particle, the wavefunction collapses, determining the state of both. This collapse is not a physical process traveling between particles but a change in our description of the system. No signal or energy moves faster than light.
Entangled particles share a quantum state described by a single wavefunction. When you measure one particle, the wavefunction collapses, determining the state of both. This collapse is not a physical process traveling between particles but a change in our description of the system. No signal or energy moves faster than light.
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