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In article <766@klipper.cs.vu.nl> biep@cs.vu.nl (J. A. "Biep" Durieux) writes:
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>in QM) *observe* that the particle spins left (say). At this very same
>moment, at some far distance, the wave-function for the other half-wit
>collapses into the description of a right-spinning particle. So the
>information that you observed your particle must have travelled in
>zero time to the other half-wit. FTL information transfer. <Applause>

I don't understand. If one observer finds the spin, and the spin of the
other particle is automatically known, how is the second observer going
to know that he should look at the half-wit number two at the correct time?

Would they not need to look *simultaneously* at the particle to find out?
Which defeats a purpose somewhere, I think. Not only that, but can the spin
be controlled? If not, how can you transfer information?

Just thought I'd ask.


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