Apparently you need to know the states of both particles (or both sets of particles) in order to transmit information or teleport. You can do instant teleportation if you know this information but this information can only be communicated at the speed of light through some other means. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+djcolton=piol.com@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 3:36 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Entanglement (was Missing mass) Don J. Colton wrote:
I asked Dr. Gondolo about entanglement actually contributing mass to the universe. Suppose you have two entangled particles and one ends up in the Andromeda Galaxy and the other here on earth. If both particles still are in their entangled state, you can act on the particle here on earth and instantly affect the other particle in the Andromeda galaxy.
This whole "entanglement" idea continues to fascinate (and confuse) me. If one can act on a particle at one location and instantly have that action register at a very great distance are you not sending data at a superluminal velocity and therefore violating the "law" (300,000 km/hr, it's not just a good idea, it's the law!) If it could be done, acting on a particle "here" such that you turn it one way or another (read: 1 and 0) and you could send binary messages faster than the law will allow. "Fascinating..." _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com