Quantum entanglement is real. Sounds like you have some reading to do. ;) basically once particles are associated they can communicate / stay in sync regardless of distance. Amazing stuff.
> On Aug 4, 2016, at 4:33 PM, juan <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 16:49:12 +0000 (UTC) > jim bell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Apparently, that is true. The tantalizing thing is that SOMETHING >> APPEARS (information, of some nature) to be transferred between one >> particle and another, distant one, and yet there seems to be no way >> to use that transfer to actually transmit useful FTL > > Which sounds rather absurd no? Either this is ordinary EM > phenomena that propagate at the so called speed of light, or > it is something else which could propagate at 'faster than > light' speed. > > If 'something' is moving at faster than light speed, then some > information must be being transmitted. If no information is > being transmitted, then by definition, there's no way to measure > speed and the claim makes no sense. > > > >> (faster than >> light) information. Jim Bell >> >> From: Bastiani Fortress <[email protected]> >> Quantum entanglement does not provide information passing faster than >> light, afaik. Either i misunderstood the news, or it's being falsely >> advertised. >> >> 5:43 AM, August 4, 2016, jim bell <[email protected]>: >> >> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3720772/China-launch-unbreakable-quantum-spy-satellite-say-one-day-lead-megascope-size-Earth-spot-license-plate-Jupiter-s-moons.html >> >> [quote] >> China to launch unbreakable quantum spy satellite - and it could one >> day lead to a megascope the size of Earth that could 'spot a license >> plate on Jupiter's moons'Satellite produces entangled photon pairs >> which form an encryption keyThese photons will theoretically remain >> linked over great distancesThis means that any attempts to listen in >> will be detected on the other sideScientists say this could one day >> make for a secure global network >> >> Scientists in China are set to launch the world’s first ‘quantum >> satellite,’ which could one day make for an ultra-secure global >> communications network. The 1,300 pound craft contains a crystal that >> produces pairs of entangled photons, which will be fired to ground >> stations in China and Austria to form a ‘secret key.’ Entangled >> photons theoretically maintain their link across any distance, and >> according to the scientists, any attempts to breach this type of >> communication would be easily detectable. [end of portion quoted] >> >> >> Jim Bell >> >> >> (I have big questions about some of these statements in this article. >> But given the subject matter, quantum entanglement, confusion by lay >> individuals is to be expected.) > >
