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Why not choose the mundane and least astonishing explanation? If an object A is moving (with a known momentum) and hits a stationary object B, we can measure t
by hasenj 14y ago
Why not choose the mundane and least astonishing explanation?
If an object A is moving (with a known momentum) and hits a stationary object B, we can measure the momentum of either A or B and instantly know the momentum of the other object without having to measure it. The two objects are somehow "connected"; their state (momentum) is "entangled".
Why is quantum entanglement different?
- Osmium 14y agoBecause that momentum transfer is mediated by a fundamental force, typically the electromagnetic force. Entanglement is a property of the particle, and is not mediated by a force: the collapse of the wavefunction of one particle doesn't /cause/ the collapse of the other, rather they both collapse simultaneously.
- kybernetikos 14y agoBecause we can measure a difference empirically http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_theorem#Practical_experiments_testing_Bell.27s_theorem http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_theorem#Practical_expe...