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Record 1 2020-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Relativity (Physics)
DEF

The existence of composite systems assigned quantum states that cannot be recovered from the quantum states of the constituents of the system.

CONT

There are difficult questions about the correct formal structure for quantum theory in general, and how to characterize non-separability in particular, but it remains a core feature of any quantum theory that some states will have this character.

Key term(s)
  • nonseparability
  • quantum nonseparability

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relativité (Physique)
CONT

Le paradoxe EPR [Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen] nous oblige ainsi à introduire un nouveau concept : la non-séparabilité. Les particules ne peuvent pas toujours être décrites comme des entités totalement indépendantes, mais doivent parfois être considérées comme des éléments d'un tout.

Spanish

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