QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT

 

Quantum Entanglement is a phenomenon where two particles become connected in such a way that the state of one particle affects the state of the other, even when they are very far apart.

Example: two coins that are somehow always connected, are flipped, one lands heads, the other one will always land tails. The weird thing is that this connection seems to happen instantly, even if the particles are on opposite sides of the universe.

Scientific explanation: It is a phenomenon that occurs when two or more particles become linked in such a way that their properties become correlated in a manner that is not possible in classical physics. Specifically, entangled particles exhibit a quantum state that is described by a single wavefunction that is shared by both particles, rather than individual wavefunctions for each particle.

The properties of each particle, such as spin, position, or polarization, are not determined until they are measured, but once a measurement is made on one particle, the wavefunction collapses and the state of the other particle is instantaneously determined as well.

This correlation between the entangled particles appears to occur faster than the speed of light and cannot be explained by classical physics, but is a fundamental feature of quantum mechanics.

Quantum entanglement has been observed experimentally and has important applications in areas such as quantum computing, quantum cryptography, and quantum teleportation.