Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!rutgers!trex.rutgers.edu!masticol From: masticol@trex.rutgers.edu (Stephen P. Masticola) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.research Subject: Re: Universe As Hologram Message-ID: <1542@trex.rutgers.edu> Date: Tue, 6-Oct-87 11:16:22 EDT Article-I.D.: trex.1542 Posted: Tue Oct 6 11:16:22 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 9-Oct-87 05:46:15 EDT References: <7402@ism780c.UUCP> <1441@clash.rutgers.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 56 Xref: mnetor sci.space:3309 sci.research:247 I'm posting the following on behalf of Michael Paddon in Australia, who doesn't have post access to sci.space. Thanks for the contribution (and hopefully the clarification), Michael! - Steve Masticola. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Aspect experiment consisted of measuring the polarization of photons that had previously interacted. He found that the polarization of the quanta were linked no matter what the distance was between them. The interesting aspect (:-)) was that this interaction manifested itself in a instantaneous fashion (or as closely as could be measured). The interaction was definitely faster than a signal could travel between the particles at light speed. The thing to note is that no information transfer is implied in these results. If you could measure the polarization on one of the photons (without affecting it -- Heisenberg's theory raises its ugly head here) while the other photon was having its polarization manipulated, all you would see is a different RANDOM pattern of polarization than what would have happened otherwise! If you could predict what the polarization would be on the photon, then you could transfer information by this means. Unfortunately the word RANDOM is the cornerstone of quantum interactions and unless this element can be removed from the theory then faster than light communication/travel is still an open question. The Aspect experiment used light polarization as a convenient measure. If I remember rightly, this result has been confirmed by a few other researchers though I'd have to look up references to find the details. Theoretically, this effect should manifest itself on other measurable quanitities of various quanta. The important conclusions to be drawn relate to the nature of reality particularily in the light of these FTL interactions between quanta with no obvious means to interact. Some of the opinions which have been aired on the net seem a bit light on justification, however. It seems it takes more than the "Village Voice" to sucessfully challenge Einstein's relativity :-). If you are interested I can post to you some references and more details which I don't have at hand just now. Caveat Netperson: ================= Please take my ramblings as those of a computer scientist with a casual interest in physics. Michael Paddon ============== =========================== UUCP: {seismo,mcvax,ukc,ubc-vision}!munnari!mwp ARPA: mwp%munnari.oz@seismo.css.gov CSNET: mwp%munnari.oz@australia