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Quantum Trickery: Testing Einstein's Strangest Theory
The New York Times ^
| December 27, 2005
| Dennis Overbye
Posted on 12/28/2005 1:42:38 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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To: RadioAstronomer; longshadow; grey_whiskers; headsonpikes; PatrickHenry; Iris7; sourcery
To: snarks_when_bored
Perfect communication device...........
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:45:15 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
To: snarks_when_bored
Dead and alive is my cat's state.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:46:24 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
To: snarks_when_bored
To: snarks_when_bored
And "faster" than the speed of light........
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:46:41 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him)
To: snarks_when_bored
The team that pulled off the beryllium feat....hailed it as another step toward computers that would use quantum magic to perform calculations.Or cars that fly!
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:47:00 PM PST
by
randog
(What the....?!)
To: Red Badger
No information transfer channel appears to be involved...unfortunately.
To: snarks_when_bored
Spooky action at a distance.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:49:58 PM PST
by
Restore
To: snarks_when_bored
Another big WOW!
I love quantum mechanics but then again, I never did believe in a classical reality.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:50:07 PM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: snarks_when_bored
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:51:10 PM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: snarks_when_bored
What did they have against kitty cats?
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:51:13 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(pas de lieu, Rhone que nous)
To: snarks_when_bored
Wow... That made my head hurt.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:54:02 PM PST
by
nuffsenuff
(Don't get stuck on Stupid - General Russ Honore Sept 21, 2005)
To: snarks_when_bored
So has anyone confirmed yet that the cat is both dead and alive? I wonder what it would be like.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:54:09 PM PST
by
bkepley
To: snarks_when_bored
Well, I'm not a physicist, but from what I've read about these experiments, I'm not particularly convinced. It seems like they are basing their conclusions on assumptions that certain aspects of the quantum theory are correct. Sure, if you assume that the equations of quantum mechanics are correct, then you are going to get experimental results that seem consistent with them.
It doesn't really prove anything that these guys are able to poke holes in Einstein's conjectures. Einstein did not have all of the pieces of the puzzle, either. What is embarrassing, though, is that the groupthink the experimental physicists are engaged in does not seem to allow room for them to devise experiments that might test their own theories. They are only concerned about testing Einstein's.
To: RightWhale
It's all Schrödinger's fault...
To: bkepley
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:56:06 PM PST
by
marvlus
To: snarks_when_bored
... the condition of being two diametrically opposed conditions at once ... Quantum Kerry? For and Against! Brilliant yet Stupid!
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:56:15 PM PST
by
TexGuy
To: Red Badger
"And "faster" than the speed of light........"
It's exciting to think that someday our ancestors will indeed colonize the stars. It's a shame medical technology is behind Quantum physics technology so we could live longer and actually see it.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:58:32 PM PST
by
quant5
To: snarks_when_bored
It's all Schrödinger's fault...
Sooooo, if a cat dies in a box and there's no one to see it,
it's still alive? Only liberals would go for something like
that.
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posted on
12/28/2005 1:59:53 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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