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Re:How Bell’s Theorem proved ‘spooky action at a distance’ i... by GoblinSlayer on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:36AM (#27903831)
The reflection does affect the state of a macroscopic system - mirror, as momentum of the reflected photon changed and needs to conserve.
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Re:How Bell’s Theorem proved ‘spooky action at a distance’ i... by lisper on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:19AM (#27906616)
That's right. That's why when this experiment is actually done, the mirror is typically rigidly mounted to an optical bench, which is sitting on the surface of a planet. If the mirror were freely floating in zero G, the outcome would be different. It is a worthwhile exercise to calculate how small the mass of the mirror would have to be before you would actually notice a difference in the results.
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