[148038] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: next-best-transport! down with ethernet!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vitkovsky, Adam)
Fri Dec 30 09:56:37 2011
From: "Vitkovsky, Adam" <avitkovsky@emea.att.com>
To: Aiden Sullivan <aiden@sullivan.in>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:55:25 +0100
In-Reply-To: <20111230130909.GB91@hothead.caltech.edu>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Article by John Cramer says:
At the AQRTP Workshop we considered the question of whether quantum nonloca=
lity was a possible medium for FTL communication. In the context of standar=
d quantum mechanics there is good reason for believing that it is not. Eber=
hard has proved a theorem demonstrating that the outcomes of separated meas=
urements of the same quantum system, correlated by nonlocality though they =
are, cannot be used for FTL observer-to-observer communication. A possible =
loophole in Eberhard's theorem could arise if, following the work of Nobel =
Laureate Steven Weinberg, one modifies conventional quantum mechanics by in=
troducing a small non-linear element into the standard QM formalism. It has=
been shown that in slightly non-linear quantum mechanics, the observable n=
onlinear effects that would arise would make possible FTL communication thr=
ough nonlocality.
The only possibility seem to be modificaiton to QM equations
So fingers crossed :)
adam
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From: Aiden Sullivan [mailto:aiden@sullivan.in]=20
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 2:09 PM
To: Vitkovsky, Adam
Cc: Ray Soucy; Tei; nanog@nanog.org
Subject: Re: next-best-transport! down with ethernet!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-communication_theorem
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Aiden
On Dec 30 14:00, Vitkovsky, Adam wrote:
> Well hopefully we won't need to worry about the speed of light anymore
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> Just recently I heard about the experiments with "quantum nonlocality"=20
> no one seem to understand how it happens but for me it's enough it works
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> Basically when 2 photons or electrons are emitted form the same source -t=
hey are somehow bound/entangled together -that means if we change the spin =
on one photon to "up" the other photon will have it's spin changed to "down=
" immediately
> -and it doesn't matter whether the photons are next to each other or ligh=
t years away -this happens instantly (no energy is transferred yet the info=
rmation is passed)
> -this was already tested between two cities
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> Imagine that instead of sfp connectors and dark fiber between San Fran an=
d NY node we'd install a connectors with let's say 1500k entangled photons=
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> -and if we set the spin in a way to send a 1500kbit packet to NY the NY n=
ode would see it instantly -no cables needed
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> -also there some attempts to actually send the information 50 micro sec b=
ack in time
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> Of course there are still these issues with probabilities at quantum leve=
l
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> adam
> >What we really need is a new method of sending data. The fact that I
> >will never be able to send something from Maine to California in less
> >than 15 ms is not acceptable.
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> >The speed of light is such a drag.
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