A Link Between Wormholes and Quantum Entanglement 186
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from the and-maybe-a-trip-to-the-gamma-quadrant dept.
sciencehabit writes "Theoretical physicists have forged a connection between the concept of entanglement — itself a mysterious quantum mechanical connection between two widely separated particles — and that of a wormhole — a hypothetical connection between black holes that serves as a shortcut through space (first abstract, second abstract). The insight could help physicists reconcile quantum mechanics and Einstein's general theory of relativity, perhaps the grandest goal in theoretical physics."
Maybe it's the same particle (Score:2, Insightful)
It just looks like it's in 2 seperate places at once. This would solve the whole "faster than light speed communication" problem pretty easily if they could come up with a theory utilising extra dinensions to explain it.
Re:Another way to think about QM and Waves (Score:4, Insightful)
there's no speed limit when the next frame is calculated based on the last frame into a new dataset, making reactions happen simultaneously for all purposes(heck, since it's just a simulaton you can do things like make the current frame to be affected by something that would happen in the future, because you can calculate that it would happen). when reviewing the output things happen at the same time.
and that's why it's a "simulation"!
Re:Mysterious quantum mechanical connection? (Score:4, Insightful)
> You post 2 envelopes containing cards in opposite directions,
> one with a printed letter A, the other card with the letter B.
BZZZZT.
You have 2 envelopes, one contains an "AB" and the other contains a second "AB". When you open the first envelop, the AB *turns into an A*, and the other envelope *instantly turns into a B*.
What you are describing, where the contents have actual values before measurement, is known as "hidden variables". Einstein liked it. However, Alain Aspect demonstrated the universe simply doesn't work that way.
Re:Mysterious quantum mechanical connection? (Score:3, Insightful)