Quantum Entanglement

Quantum Entanglement

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NASA astronomer Michelle Thaller makes the case that quantum entanglement may be the underlying fabric from which spacetime itself emerges. 
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Jim Al-Khalili introduces the technologies emerging from the second quantum revolution.
black hole
Quantum entanglement links information between particles across space and time. So what happens when one of them falls into a black hole?
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A century ago, quantum physics overthrew our view of a deterministic Universe. A profound 21st century theorem closes the door even further.
The very word "quantum" makes people's imaginations run wild. But chances are you've fallen for at least one of these myths.
parallel universe
Parallel universes are among the most profound notions in all of quantum physics. It's a compelling and fascinating idea, but is it true?
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“An equation, perhaps no more than one inch long, that would allow us to, quote, 'Read the mind of God.'”
bounce ball
Whether you run the clock forward or backward, most of us expect the laws of physics to be the same. A 2012 experiment showed otherwise.
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A meditation on quantum physics, creative endurance, and the unseen forces that shape what lasts.
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"Quantum mechanics and quantum entanglement are becoming very real. We're beginning to be able to access this tremendously complicated configuration space to do useful things."
quantum entanglement qubit ER = EPR
There was a lot of hype and a lot of nonsense, but also some profoundly major advances. Here are the biggest ones you may have missed.
A close-up of the quantum AI processor labeled "Willow" rests on a textured metallic surface, hinting at the mysteries of quantum computation and whispers of parallel universes.
By improving quantum error correction, quantum computations are now faster than ever. But parallel universes? That's utter nonsense here.
hawking radiation black hole decay
Black holes encode information on their surfaces, but evaporate away into Hawking radiation. Is that information preserved, and if so, how?
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LHC scientists just showed that spooky quantum entanglement applies to the highest-energy, shortest-lived particles of all: top quarks.
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A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.
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Quantum wormholes are mathematically possible — but might also be physically impossible. Physicist Janna Levin explains Hawking’s famous information paradox.
bit vs qubit
Can quantum computers do things that standard, classical computers can't? No. But if they can calculate faster, that's quantum supremacy.
quantum entanglement qubit ER = EPR
Two very different ideas, wormholes and quantum entanglement, might be fundamentally related. What would "ER = EPR" mean for our Universe?
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Even with quantum teleportation and the existence of entangled quantum states, faster-than-light communication still remains impossible.
quantum entanglement qubit ER = EPR
Experiments tell us quantum entanglement defies space and time.
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To Einstein, nature had to be rational. But quantum physics showed us that there was not always a way to make it so.
Einstein tried to disprove quantum mechanics. Instead, a weird concept called entanglement showed that Einstein was wrong.
quantum sensors
It isn't just identical particles that can be entangled, but even those with fundamentally different properties interfere with each other.
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The science fiction dream of a traversable wormhole is no closer to reality, despite a quantum computer's suggestive simulation.
wormholes
Perhaps wormholes will no longer be relegated to the realm of science fiction.
quantum entanglement
Maybe our understanding of quantum entanglement is incomplete, or maybe there is something fundamentally unique about consciousness.