Entanglement Made Simple

Re:Entanglement Made Simple by reddytowns on Thursday May 12, 2016 @08:59AM (#11683009)

I like your explanation better than the article's, but I must assume what you are saying is also a simplification (as was the article). As you stated, quantum entanglement cannot be used to send information faster than the speed of light. Yet using your rules 2 and 3, you could manipulate the odds of Bob's response by asking Alice different questions.

For clarity, is this correct (you are simplifying something) or am I reading what you wrote incorrectly?

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Re:Entanglement Made Simple by cousin_it on Thursday May 12, 2016 @09:04AM (#11683041)

Hmm, I'm pretty sure that my setup can be reproduced in a lab (to 1 significant digit) and doesn't lead to FTL communication.

> Yet using your rules 2 and 3, you could manipulate the odds of Bob's response by asking Alice different questions.

Can you explain in more detail? Assume that the odds of Bob's response are 50/50 at the start.

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Re:Entanglement Made Simple by reddytowns on Thursday May 12, 2016 @09:58AM (#11683366)

Nevermind, I think it makes sense to me now.

The following statement is true, correct?

Even though the probability that Alice and Bob's chance of both answering yes varies, the individual chance that either of them answers yes without any other information does not change.

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Re:Entanglement Made Simple by cousin_it on Thursday May 12, 2016 @10:05AM (#11683421)

Yes.

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