Nonlocality of a Single Particle Demonstrated Without Objections

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Detecting single-particle nonlocality: The yellow path is Hardys original scheme. The red path is part of the modified version where a reference state is created in the black box. The reference state is split off by beam splitter 1 toward Alice and t ...
Detecting single-particle nonlocality: The yellow path is Hardy’s original scheme. The red path is part of the modified version, where a reference state is created in the “black box.” The reference state is split off by beam splitter 1 toward Alice, and the other part is reflected off a mirror and then split off by beam splitter 2 toward Bob. This ensures that Alice and Bob can consistently compare their measurement results, and that the nonlocality must stem from the original single-particle state. (Modified image from Dunningham and Vedral)

Usually when physicists talk about nonlocality in quantum mechanics, they’re referring to the fact that two particles can have immediate effects on each other, even when separated by large distances. Einstein famously called the phenomena “spooky interaction at a distance” because information about a particle seems to be traveling faster than the speed of light, violating the laws of causality.


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