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Spud
Oct11-06, 03:07 PM
http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/quant-ph/0505204

> David McAnally wrote:
> In fact, no matter what the state of the m+2 photons is, the probability
> that the message receiver will receive is 0 is independent of whether the
> sender sends a 0 or a 1. Suppose the density operator for the m+2 photons
> is

> \rho = \sum_{i_0,...,i_{m+1},j_1,...,j_{m+1}} p[i_0 i_1...i_{m+1},j_0 j_1
> ...j_{m+1}] |i_0 i_1...i_{m+1}><j_0 j_1...j_{m+1}|,

> for complex numbers p[i_0...i_{m+1},j_0...j_{m+1}], noting specifically
> that is a positive semidefinite self-adjoint operator of trace 1.

> If the sender sends a 0, then the state of the sender's photon after
> measurement is either |0> or |1>. The probability that the sender's
> photon is in state |0> and the receiver receives 0 is

> p[000...0,000...0] + p[011...1,011...1],

> and the probability that the sender's photon is in state |1> and the
> receiver receives 0 is

> p[100...0,100...0] + p[11...1,111...1],

> and so the nett probability that the receiver receives a 0, given that
> the sender sends 0, is

> p[000...0,000...0] + p[011...1,011...1] + p[100...0,100...0]

> + p[11...1,111...1].

> If the sender sends a 1, then the state of the sender's photon after
> measurement is either

> (1/sqrt(2)) (|0> + |1>)

> or

> (1/sqrt(2)) (|0> - |1>).

> The probability that the sender's photon is in state

> (1/sqrt(2)) (|0> + |1>)

> and the receiver receives 0 is

> (1/2) (p[000...0,000...0] + p[011...1,011...1]

> + p[000...0,100...0] + p[011...1,111...1]

> + p[100...0,000...0] + p[111...1,011...1]

> + p[100...0,100...0] + p[111...1,111...1]),

> and the probability that the sender's photon is in state

> (1/sqrt(2)) (|0> - |1>).

> and the receiver receives 0 is

> (1/2) (p[000...0,000...0] + p[011...1,011...1]

> - p[000...0,100...0] - p[011...1,111...1]

> - p[100...0,000...0] - p[111...1,011...1]

> + p[100...0,100...0] + p[111...1,111...1]),

> and so the nett probability that the receiver receives a 0, given that
> the sender sends 1, is

> p[000...0,000...0] + p[011...1,011...1] + p[100...0,100...0]

> + p[11...1,111...1].

> And so the probability of the receiver receiving 0 is independent of
> whether the sender sends 0 or 1.

> -----

No useful information can be received although there are vauge hints
the problem has been solved by reseting the receivers ? using, ? Wait
for the experiment in other words.

Is this hint just wishful thinking ?
Spud

Nick Maclaren
Oct11-06, 03:14 PM
In article <1117970089.317760.200630@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups. com>,
Spud <omeganumber@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>Spud wrote:<snip>
>> vauge hints
>> the problem has been solved by reseting the receivers ? using, ? Wait
>> for the experiment in other words.
>>
>> Is this hint just wishful thinking ?
>
>Its imaginary experimental physics. (thought exercise)

Speculative, not imaginary. We don't know whether or not it is
possible. The unification of general relativity and quantum
mechanics has not yet been achieved, and we don't know exactly
what it will allow.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.