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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


'Spooky action at distance': Physicists develop first conclusive test to better understand high-energy particles correlations

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:26 AM PST

Researchers have devised a proposal for the first conclusive experimental test of a phenomenon known as 'Bell's nonlocality.' This test is designed to reveal correlations that are stronger than any classical correlations, and do so between high-energy particles that do not consist of ordinary matter and light. These results are relevant to the so-called 'CP violation' principle, which is used to explain the dominance of matter over antimatter.

Quantum uncertainty: Are you certain, Mr. Heisenberg?

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

Heisenberg's Uncertainty principle is arguably one of the most famous foundations of quantum physics. It says that not all properties of a quantum particle can be measured with unlimited accuracy. Until now, this has often been justified by the notion that every measurement necessarily has to disturb the quantum particle, which distorts the results of any further measurements. This, however, turns out to be an oversimplification, researchers now say.

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