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From the Ted Talk by Chad Orzel: Einstein's brilliant mistake Entangled states

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Beginning with John Clauster in the 70s and Alain Aspect in the early 80s, dozens of experiments have tested the EPR prediction, and all have found the same thing: quantum mechanics is correct. The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeepr variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but binalitrlly so. By leading physicists to think dlepey about the foundations of qtuuanm physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory and hleped launch research into stcujbes like quantum information, now a tvrhinig field with the potential to dveelop computers of unparalleled power.

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Beginning with John Clauster in the 70s and Alain Aspect in the early 80s, dozens of experiments have tested the EPR prediction, and all have found the same thing: quantum mechanics is correct. The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any ______ variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but ___________ so. By leading physicists to think ______ about the foundations of _______ physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory and ______ launch research into ________ like quantum information, now a ________ field with the potential to _______ computers of unparalleled power.

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Beginning with John Clauster in the 70s and Alain Aspect in the early 80s, dozens of experiments have tested the EPR prediction, and all have found the same thing: quantum mechanics is correct. The correlations between the indeterminate states of entangled particles are real and cannot be explained by any deeper variable. The EPR paper turned out to be wrong but brilliantly so. By leading physicists to think deeply about the foundations of quantum physics, it led to further elaboration of the theory and helped launch research into subjects like quantum information, now a thriving field with the potential to develop computers of unparalleled power.

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