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1 QUANTUM SPOOKINESS EPR PARADOX AND BEYOND Justyna P. Zwolak Oregon State University February 1, 013 1of18
2 ALBERT EINSTEIN AND SPOOKY ACTION AT DISTANCE Did not like the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Physical object have an abjective reality independent of the measurement. Due to superposition principle in quantum mechanics this is not the case: before the measurement we do not know in what state is our system. Einstein: quantum mechanics is incomplete description of a reality. I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. of18
3 ALBERT EINSTEIN AND SPOOKY ACTION AT DISTANCE Did not like the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Physical object have an abjective reality independent of the measurement. Due to superposition principle in quantum mechanics this is not the case: before the measurement we do not know in what state is our system. Einstein: quantum mechanics is incomplete description of a reality. I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. of18
4 ALBERT EINSTEIN AND SPOOKY ACTION AT DISTANCE Did not like the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Physical object have an abjective reality independent of the measurement. Due to superposition principle in quantum mechanics this is not the case: before the measurement we do not know in what state is our system. Einstein: quantum mechanics is incomplete description of a reality. I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. of18
5 ALBERT EINSTEIN AND SPOOKY ACTION AT DISTANCE Did not like the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics. Physical object have an abjective reality independent of the measurement. Due to superposition principle in quantum mechanics this is not the case: before the measurement we do not know in what state is our system. Einstein: quantum mechanics is incomplete description of a reality. I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. of18
6 Imagine that the two observers are separated by a large distance, with observer B slightly farther from the decay source than observer A. Once observer A has made the measurement S 1z = +U>, we know that the measurement by observer B in the next instant will be spin down 1S z = -U>. We conclude that the state 0 c9 in Eq. (4.1) instantaneously collapses onto the state , and the measurement by observer A has somehow determined the measurement result of observer B. Einstein referred to this as spooky action at a distance (spukhafte Fernwirkungen). The result that observer B records is still random, it is just that its randomness is perfectly anticorrelated with observer A s random result. THE EPR PARADOX (1935) S z B Particle FIGURE 4.1 Spin 0 Source Particle 1 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment. Alice and Bob measure the spin component of their particles. Both have 50% chance to get either spin "ior #i. Hovewer, because of the spookiness of quantum mechanics, whenever Alice measures spin "i, Bob with certainty measures spin #i! EPR conclusin: because we can predict the result of an experiment with certainty, the spin direction of a particle must be determined before measurement (local hidden variable theory). A S 1z 3of18
7 Imagine that the two observers are separated by a large distance, with observer B slightly farther from the decay source than observer A. Once observer A has made the measurement S 1z = +U>, we know that the measurement by observer B in the next instant will be spin down 1S z = -U>. We conclude that the state 0 c9 in Eq. (4.1) instantaneously collapses onto the state , and the measurement by observer A has somehow determined the measurement result of observer B. Einstein referred to this as spooky action at a distance (spukhafte Fernwirkungen). The result that observer B records is still random, it is just that its randomness is perfectly anticorrelated with observer A s random result. THE EPR PARADOX (1935) S z B Particle FIGURE 4.1 Spin 0 Source Particle 1 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment. Alice and Bob measure the spin component of their particles. Both have 50% chance to get either spin "ior #i. Hovewer, because of the spookiness of quantum mechanics, whenever Alice measures spin "i, Bob with certainty measures spin #i! EPR conclusin: because we can predict the result of an experiment with certainty, the spin direction of a particle must be determined before measurement (local hidden variable theory). A S 1z 3of18
8 Imagine that the two observers are separated by a large distance, with observer B slightly farther from the decay source than observer A. Once observer A has made the measurement S 1z = +U>, we know that the measurement by observer B in the next instant will be spin down 1S z = -U>. We conclude that the state 0 c9 in Eq. (4.1) instantaneously collapses onto the state , and the measurement by observer A has somehow determined the measurement result of observer B. Einstein referred to this as spooky action at a distance (spukhafte Fernwirkungen). The result that observer B records is still random, it is just that its randomness is perfectly anticorrelated with observer A s random result. THE EPR PARADOX (1935) S z B Particle FIGURE 4.1 Spin 0 Source Particle 1 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment. Alice and Bob measure the spin component of their particles. Both have 50% chance to get either spin "ior #i. Hovewer, because of the spookiness of quantum mechanics, whenever Alice measures spin "i, Bob with certainty measures spin #i! EPR conclusin: because we can predict the result of an experiment with certainty, the spin direction of a particle must be determined before measurement (local hidden variable theory). A S 1z 3of18
9 Imagine that the two observers are separated by a large distance, with observer B slightly farther from the decay source than observer A. Once observer A has made the measurement S 1z = +U>, we know that the measurement by observer B in the next instant will be spin down 1S z = -U>. We conclude that the state 0 c9 in Eq. (4.1) instantaneously collapses onto the state , and the measurement by observer A has somehow determined the measurement result of observer B. Einstein referred to this as spooky action at a distance (spukhafte Fernwirkungen). The result that observer B records is still random, it is just that its randomness is perfectly anticorrelated with observer A s random result. THE EPR PARADOX (1935) S z B Particle FIGURE 4.1 Spin 0 Source Particle 1 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment. Alice and Bob measure the spin component of their particles. Both have 50% chance to get either spin "ior #i. Hovewer, because of the spookiness of quantum mechanics, whenever Alice measures spin "i, Bob with certainty measures spin #i! EPR conclusin: because we can predict the result of an experiment with certainty, the spin direction of a particle must be determined before measurement (local hidden variable theory). A S 1z 3of18
10 Imagine that the two observers are separated by a large distance, with observer B slightly farther from the decay source than observer A. Once observer A has made the measurement S 1z = +U>, we know that the measurement by observer B in the next instant will be spin down 1S z = -U>. We conclude that the state 0 c9 in Eq. (4.1) instantaneously collapses onto the state , and the measurement by observer A has somehow determined the measurement result of observer B. Einstein referred to this as spooky action at a distance (spukhafte Fernwirkungen). The result that observer B records is still random, it is just that its randomness is perfectly anticorrelated with observer A s random result. THE EPR PARADOX (1935) S z B Particle FIGURE 4.1 Spin 0 Source Particle 1 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen gedanken experiment. Alice and Bob measure the spin component of their particles. Both have 50% chance to get either spin "ior #i. Hovewer, because of the spookiness of quantum mechanics, whenever Alice measures spin "i, Bob with certainty measures spin #i! EPR conclusin: because we can predict the result of an experiment with certainty, the spin direction of a particle must be determined before measurement (local hidden variable theory). A S 1z 3of18
11 THE EPR PARADOX (1935) EINSTEIN, PODOLSKY, ROSEN We are thus forced to conclude that the quantum-mechanical description of physical reality given by wave functions is not complete. SCHRÖDINGER RESPONSE I would not call [entanglement] one but rather the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics, the one that enforces its entire departure from classical lines of thought. Particles that interact and then separate leading to the EPR-like results are called entangled (Verschränkung). 4of18
12 THE EPR PARADOX (1935) EINSTEIN, PODOLSKY, ROSEN We are thus forced to conclude that the quantum-mechanical description of physical reality given by wave functions is not complete. SCHRÖDINGER RESPONSE I would not call [entanglement] one but rather the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics, the one that enforces its entire departure from classical lines of thought. Particles that interact and then separate leading to the EPR-like results are called entangled (Verschränkung). 4of18
13 THE EPR PARADOX (1935) EINSTEIN, PODOLSKY, ROSEN We are thus forced to conclude that the quantum-mechanical description of physical reality given by wave functions is not complete. SCHRÖDINGER RESPONSE I would not call [entanglement] one but rather the characteristic trait of quantum mechanics, the one that enforces its entire departure from classical lines of thought. Particles that interact and then separate leading to the EPR-like results are called entangled (Verschränkung). 4of18
14 TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE POSTULATE 1 The state of a quantum system, including all the information you can know about it, is represented mathematically by a normalized ket yi - a quantum state vector. All quantum state vectors belong to a complete vector space (called a Hilbert space). Completness implies that each ket can be represented as a superposition of a basis kets: yi. = a +i + b i 5of18
15 TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE POSTULATE 1 The state of a quantum system, including all the information you can know about it, is represented mathematically by a normalized ket yi - a quantum state vector. All quantum state vectors belong to a complete vector space (called a Hilbert space). Completness implies that each ket can be represented as a superposition of a basis kets: yi. = a +i + b i 5of18
16 TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE A quantum state of two-particle system is represented as a tensor product of kets representing each particle, i.e, yi = yi 1 yi = yi 1 yi An arbitrary state can on a tensor space can be represented as: Yi = Â i,j=1 yi i yi j. 6of18
17 TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE A quantum state of two-particle system is represented as a tensor product of kets representing each particle, i.e, yi = yi 1 yi = yi 1 yi An arbitrary state can on a tensor space can be represented as: Yi = Â i,j=1 yi i yi j. 6of18
18 PROPERTIES OF THE TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE An operator acting on a tensor produc state acts only on its own ket. For instance, for Yi. = +i 1 i : S 1z Yi = S 1z +i 1 i = h +i 1 i while S z Yi = +i 1 S 1z i = h +i 1 i. An inner product is defined as follows: hy Yi =. 1h+ h +i 1 i = 1h+ +i 1 h i = 1 7of18
19 PROPERTIES OF THE TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE An operator acting on a tensor produc state acts only on its own ket. For instance, for Yi. = +i 1 i : S 1z Yi = S 1z +i 1 i = h +i 1 i while S z Yi = +i 1 S 1z i = h +i 1 i. An inner product is defined as follows: hy Yi =. 1h+ h +i 1 i = 1h+ +i 1 h i = 1 7of18
20 PROPERTIES OF THE TENSOR PRODUCT SPACE An operator acting on a tensor produc state acts only on its own ket. For instance, for Yi. = +i 1 i : S 1z Yi = S 1z +i 1 i = h +i 1 i while S z Yi = +i 1 S 1z i = h +i 1 i. An inner product is defined as follows: hy Yi =. 1h+ h +i 1 i = 1h+ +i 1 h i = 1 7of18
21 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ +i, i}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i, 50 % of y i. = i 1 i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 8of18
22 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ +i, i}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i, 50 % of y i. = i 1 i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 8of18
23 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ +i, i}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i, 50 % of y i. = i 1 i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 8of18
24 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ +i, i}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i, 50 % of y i. = i 1 i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i +i 1 h+ yi = 1 p +i 1 +i P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 P 1+ = 1 ^P + = 1 i 1 h yi = 1 p i 1 i P 1 = 1 ^P = 1 8of18
25 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i = 1 p + x i 1 + x i 1 + x i 1 + x i x i 1 x i 1 + x i 1 + x i 1 = 1 p + x i 1 + x i + x i 1 x i 9of18
26 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i yi. = 1 p +i 1 +i + i 1 i = 1 p + x i 1 + x i 1 + x i 1 + x i x i 1 x i 1 + x i 1 + x i 1 = 1 p + x i 1 + x i + x i 1 x i 9of18
27 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i and 50 % of y i. = i 1 i and y + i!5% of: + x i 1 + x i, + x i 1 x i, x i 1 + x i, x i 1 x i y i!5% of: + x i 1 + x i, + x i 1 x i, x i 1 + x i, x i 1 x i 10 of 18
28 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) MIXTURE 50 % of y + i. = +i 1 +i and 50 % of y i. = i 1 i and y + i!5% of: + x i 1 + x i, + x i 1 x i, x i 1 + x i, x i 1 x i y i!5% of: + x i 1 + x i, + x i 1 x i, x i 1 + x i, x i 1 x i 10 of 18
29 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p + x i 1 + x i + + x i 1 x i + x i 1 h x + yi = 1 p + x i 1 + x i P 1,x+ = 1 ^P,x+ = 1 x i 1 h x yi = 1 p x i 1 x i P 1,x = 1 ^P,x = 1 11 of 18
30 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) SUPERPOSITION yi. = 1 p + x i 1 + x i + + x i 1 x i + x i 1 h x + yi = 1 p + x i 1 + x i P 1,x+ = 1 ^P,x+ = 1 x i 1 h x yi = 1 p x i 1 x i P 1,x = 1 ^P,x = 1 11 of 18
31 SUPERPOSITION VS. MIXTURE ({ + x i, xi}) MIXTURE 5 % of: + x i 1 + x i, + x i 1 x i, x i 1 + x i, x i 1 x i There is 1 probability to measure + x i 1, however: + x i 1 h+ x yi = ( +x i 1 + x i + x i 1 x i )P,+/ = 1! Similarly there is 1 probability to measure x i 1, but: x i 1 h x yi = ( x i 1 + x i x i 1 x i )P,+/ = 1! 1 of 18
32 opp P same = 0 r types 1 & 8 P opp = 5 9 BELL S INEQUALITIES(CLASSICALLCY) t types S 7. P same = 4 9 Suppose we measured N =  8 i=1 N i particles: Table 4.1 Instruction Sets (Hidden Variables) Population Particle 1 Particle N 1 N N 3 N 4 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 8 1an +, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn + (4.4) 9 possible measurement directions: ââ, âˆb, âĉ, ˆbâ, ˆbˆb, ˆbĉ, ĉâ, ĉˆb, ĉĉ 13 of 18
33 P same = 0 r types 1 & 8 P opp = 5 9 BELL S INEQUALITIES(CLASSICALLCY) t types S 7. P same = 4 9 Suppose we measured N = Â 8 i=1 N i particles: Table 4.1 Instruction Sets (Hidden Variables) Population Particle 1 Particle N 1 N N 3 N 4 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 8 1an +, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn + (4.4) For type 1 and 8 particles: P same = 0 P opp = 1 13 of 18
34 P same = 0 P opp = 5 9 t types S 7. BELL S INEQUALITIES(CLASSICALLCY) P same = 4 9 Suppose we measured N = Â 8 i=1 N i particles: Table 4.1 Instruction Sets (Hidden Variables) Population Particle 1 Particle N 1 N N 3 N 4 N 5 N 6 N 7 N 8 1an +, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an -, b n +, cn + 1an +, b n -, cn - 1an -, b n +, cn - 1an +, b n -, cn + 1an -, b n -, cn + 1an +, b n +, cn - 1an -, b n -, cn - 1an +, b n +, cn + (4.4) For type 7 particles: P same = 5 9 P opp = of 18
35 BELL S INEQUALITIES(CLASSICALLCY) We can bound probabilities of recording the same and opposite result as follows: P same = 1 0 N N 9 N + N 3 + N 4 + N 5 + N 6 + N N 8 apple 4 9 P opp = 1 1 N N 9 N 5 + N 3 + N 4 + N 5 + N 6 + N N of 18
36 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P ++ = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi = 1 sin q P same = P ++ + P = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi + 1 h ˆn h yi and P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi = 1 q cos P opp = P + + P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi + 1 h ˆn h+ yi 15 of 18
37 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P ++ = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi = 1 sin q P same = P ++ + P = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi + 1 h ˆn h yi and P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi = 1 q cos P opp = P + + P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi + 1 h ˆn h+ yi 15 of 18
38 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P ++ = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi = 1 sin q P same = P ++ + P = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi + 1 h ˆn h yi and P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi = 1 q cos P opp = P + + P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi + 1 h ˆn h+ yi 15 of 18
39 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P ++ = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi = 1 sin q P same = P ++ + P = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi + 1 h ˆn h yi and P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi = 1 q cos P opp = P + + P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi + 1 h ˆn h+ yi 15 of 18
40 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P ++ = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi = 1 sin q P same = P ++ + P = 1 h+ ˆn h+ yi + 1 h ˆn h yi and P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi = 1 q cos P opp = P + + P + = 1 h+ ˆn h yi + 1 h ˆn h+ yi 15 of 18
41 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P same = 1 3 sin P opp = 1 3 cos sin 10 cos = = 1 = = 1 P same apple 4 9 P opp of 18
42 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P same = 1 3 sin P opp = 1 3 cos sin 10 cos = = 1 = = 1 P same apple 4 9 P opp of 18
43 QUANTUM BELL S INEQUALITIES yi. = 1 p +i 1 i + i 1 +i P same = 1 3 sin P opp = 1 3 cos sin 10 cos = = 1 = = 1 P same apple 4 9 P opp of 18
44 ASPECT S EXPERIMENT(1981) VOLUME 47, NUMBER 7 PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 17 AUGUsT 1981 Experimental Tests of Realistic Local Theories via Bell's Theorem Alain Aspect, Philippe Grangier& and Gerard Roger Institut d'optique Theorique et AppLi'quee, Univexsite Paris-8ud, F Oxsay, Finance (Received 30 March 1981) We have measured the linear polarization correlation of the photons emitted in a radiative atomic cascade of calcium. A high-efficiency source provided an improved statistical accuracy and an ability to perform new tests. Our results, in excellent agreement with the quantum mechanical predictions, strongly violate the generalized Bell s inequalities, and rule out the whole class of realistic local theories. No significant change in results was observed with source-po1arizer separations of up to 6.5 m. PACS numbers: Bz, d, 3.80.Kf Since the development of quantum mechanics, there have been repeated suggestions that its statistical features possibly might be described by an underlying deterministic substructure, a quantum state representing a statistical ensemble of "hidden-variable states. " In 1965 Bell' showed that any such "hidden-variable substructure, if local, yields predictions that differ significantly from those of quantum mechanics (QM) in some special situations. Bell's theorem 17 was of 18 extended in 1969 by Clauser, Horne, Shimony, and Holt to cover actual systems, providing an but requires similar assumptions. Pairs of low-energy photons emitted in certain atomic radiative cascades are candidates for better tests. ' With a reasonable assumption about the detector efficiencies, " the actual experiments constitute a valuable test of local realistic theories via Bell's theorem. So far, four experiments" of this type have been carried out; three of them have agreed with QM predictions. In the most recent such experiment by Fry and Thompson (upholding QM), a high pumping rate of a (J = 1)- (J'= 1)- (J = 0) cascade was
45 by sion tum tion e 1 tuas v 1 ions tion ned ton l & but larund can ls at d of reclast hon ach ing tion procorous Bell proved that Einstein s point of view (local realism) leads to algebraic predictions (the celebrated Bell s inequality) that are contradicted by the quantum-mechanical ASPECT S predictions for an EPR EXPERIMENT(1981) gedanken experiment involving several polarizer orientations. The issue was no longer a matter of taste, or epistemological position: it was a quantitative question that could be answered experimentally, at least in principle. Prompted by the Clauser Horne + I a ν 1 ν S beams of correlated photons that can be fed into two optical fibres, allowing for tests with great distances between the source and the measuring apparatus, as demonstrated over four kilometres in Malvern 1 and over tens of kilometres in Geneva 13. The experimenters at Innsbruck 4 used this method to address a fundamental point raised by Bell. In the experiment shown in Fig. 1, where the polarizers orientations are kept fixed during a run, it is possible to rec- Figure 1 Einstein Podolsky Rosen gedanken experiment with photons. The two photons, v 1 and v, are analysed by the linear polarizers I and II, which make polarization measurements along a and b perpendicular to the z axis. Each measurement has two possible outcomes, & or 1, and one can measure the probabilities of single or joint measurements at various orientations a and b. For an entangled EPR state, violation of a Bell s inequality indicates that the strong correlations between the measurements on the two opposite sides cannot be explained by an image à la Einstein involving properties carried along by each photon. In the Innsbruck experiment 4, any possibility of 17 of 18 communication between the polarizers, at a velocity less than or equal to that of light, is precluded by random and ultrafast switching of the orientations of the polarizers, separated by a distance of 400 II b + y x z
46 ASPECT S EXPERIMENT(1981) 17 of 18
47 CONCLUSION EINSTEIN: I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. BOHR: Einstein, don t tell God what to do. 18 of 18
48 CONCLUSION EINSTEIN: I, at any rate, am convinced that He (God) does not throw dice. BOHR: Einstein, don t tell God what to do. 18 of 18
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