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QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT One of the main rules of physics that we learn is that the maximum speed of an object is c, the speed of light, at 299.792.458 m/s. We don’t usually question this, and the exact reason why this is, would be a whole other article on its own.
WRITTEN BY ROEL HAZELHOF
From this constant, we are able to calculate things such as the wavelength of light, radiation, and much more – it is an absolute necessity when calculating and measuring things on the scale of the universe. It serves as proof that everything we can see and observe that carries weight, takes time to travel – just as light itself. This includes the waves, signals and radiation that carry information, which we use for almost everything on a daily basis. From your phone to a cell tower, to a satellite, and to a phone on the other side of the globe. On earth, these travel times are as good as negligible. However, if we zoom out to a more astronomical scope,
these distances, and thus travel times, become immensely large. A message to the moon and back takes 2.5 seconds to travel, to the sun 16 minutes already and to Jupiter 90 minutes on average (depending on its orbit compared to ours). As you might imagine, this can cause communication problems in our future, when spaceflight becomes more prevalent. That is where quantum teleportation comes in. What if we could send information instantly, without delay? This is precisely what is on the forefront of physics research these days.
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